Alyn Corp. Names Burr As Chairman, Adds Director

Alyn Corp. named a new chairman and another board member from Fleming Asset Management, part of the group that provided $7.5 million in equity financing for the Irvine producer of metal composite materials. Robert L. Burr was named chairman of Alyn’s board and David J. Edwards becomes a director. Burr is a director of Fleming Asset and Edwards is a vice president. Burr, 48, will succeed James L. Hesburgh, chief executive of export management and consulting firm James L. Hesburgh International Inc.

* Lydia Patterson has joined StarBase Corp. in Santa Ana as vice president of the Products Group. Before joining StarBase, she was with Rational Software Corp. as director of marketing. Patterson was also a vice president for Select Software Tools. In addition, Ann Jones was named director of investor relations. She had been manager of investor relations for Rainbow Technologies.

* Catherine Wolfe has been named director, marketing programs for Toshiba America Medical Systems in Tustin. Wolfe has been with Toshiba since 1989, when she joined the company as public relations manager. In 1996 she was promoted to manager, corporate marketing and public relations. Last year she was appointed senior manager, marketing programs.

Edd Parks is the new manager, corporate marketing for Louis and Co., a Brea distributor of hardware, supplies, surfacing materials and machinery to the woodworking industry. Parks was formerly with the machinery division.