[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19651]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING PAUL HEIDEN, FINANCE DIRECTOR OF ROLLS-ROYCE

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                           HON. JULIA CARSON

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 8, 2002

  Ms. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, as the House meets tonight in 
Washington, the Board of Directors of Rolls-Royce North America, whose 
largest manufacturing facility is located in my district in 
Indianapolis, is meeting at its corporate headquarters in northern 
Virginia.
  Rolls-Royce is one of our most distinguished corporate citizens, and 
one of the largest private-sector employers in Indiana; it employs more 
than 8,000 workers and produces more than $2.4 billion in North 
American sales annually. A global company with a British heritage and a 
major American presence, Rolls-Royce can attribute much of its success 
in the United States to Paul Heiden, the Finance Director of Rolls-
Royce, plc.
  As the Chief Financial Officer for Rolls-Royce, Mr. Heiden was 
personally involved with, and strongly supportive of, major capital 
investment in the United States industrial base. Most significant among 
those investments are the facilities in Mount Vernon, OH; Park City, 
UT; Oakland, CA; and Indianapolis. He has fostered trans-Atlantic trade 
and cooperation on defense and commercial aerospace programs, including 
engine development for the Joint Strike Fighter, and engines for 
regional jet aircraft. He was directly involved in the Rolls-Royce 
North American ventures as a member of the Board of Directors of Rolls-
Royce North America Holdings, Inc, and in that role contributed 
immensely to the economic health of many American communities, 
including my own.
  At year's end, Mr. Heiden will leave his post with Rolls-Royce. He 
will be sorely missed. At a time when our nation is most acutely aware 
of our good fortune in the trans-Atlantic partnership between the 
United States and the United Kingdom, I am reminded that it is the 
talent and determination of people like Paul Heiden that make this 
partnership so vibrant.
  On behalf of the people of central Indiana, I wish him every good 
fortune in his future endeavors.

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