EECO Inc. of Santa Ana said Robert...

EECO Inc. of Santa Ana said Robert C. Milo and Ruel C. Mercure Jr. have been elected to the electronics and computer system manufacturer’s board of directors.

Milo, 49, also will become president and chief executive officer of EECO on May 1. He currently is general manager of Memorex Corp.’s Tucson division.

Mercure, 53, is chief executive officer of One Com Inc. He also is vice president of Colorado Venture Management Inc., and serves as a director of numerous companies.

The election of Milo and Mercure fills two vacancies on EECO’s seven-person board, following the resignation of Patrick F. Cadigan last November and the retirement of Fred A. Taylor, who did not stand for re-election.

Members of the board who were re-elected are Burgess Dempster, Robert B. Bonney, John F. Bishop, William J. Bowers, and J.J. Shelton.

Phillip J. Stevens, chairman and president of Ultrasystems Inc. recently announced the promotions of three of the Irvine energy and engineering company’s executives into newly created positions:

John H. Dean, has been named executive vice president and will continue to serve as president of Ultrasystems Defense and Space Systems, Inc., a position he has held since 1982. He also serves on the company’s board of directors.

Y.T. Du has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer. He previously served as controller and chief accounting officer.

Stephen A. Kwitoski was appointed vice president and treasurer. He joined the company last year as senior vice president of Ultrasystems Capital Group. Prior to joining Ultrasystems, he spent 15 years with Bank of America.