LOS ANGELES COUNTY - News from Oct. 5, 1986

Desmond W. Bartlett was named president of Santa Fe Braun and senior vice president of its parent company, Santa Fe International.

Bartlett, 55, succeeds James P. Kelly, who resigned as president of Alhambra-based Santa Fe Braun to become president of Ultrasystems Inc.’s Power and Environmental Systems operations in Orange County. Bartlett recently joined Santa Fe Braun as senior vice president of operations.