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Responsible for guiding The Allied Defense Group by developing worldwide growth strategies, directing a top management executive team, and providing the guidance that will maximize shareholder value.
John J. Marcello is the Chief Executive Officer and President of The Allied Defense Group. His military background, combined with his experience at MECAR S.A., have prepared him for the challenge of running The Allied Defense Group and propelling the Company to new strategic levels.
Major General Marcello is a native of Cranston , Rhode Island , born on the first of February 1948 . He was graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point , New York in 1970 as a field artillery officer and served for 32 years in the US Army, retiring in July of 2002 in the rank of Major General.
Major General Marcello's military service included tours of duty in Germany , Korea , Saudi Arabia and the United States , with more than 10 years as a paratrooper in the 82d Airborne Division. He was the Director of Plans for the XVIII Airborne Corps during the first Gulf War and later the Senior Defense Representative to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . His last assignment was as Commanding General of the US Army's Test and Evaluation Command with headquarters in Washington , DC .
Most recently, Major General Marcello was Managing Director of MECAR S.A., a subsidiary of The Allied Defense Group, and an independent Belgian engineering and armaments company, established in 1938. It manufactures a comprehensive range of ammunition including hand grenades, bullet trap universal rifle grenades (BTU), 81mm and 120mm mortars and various calibers of tank ammunition. MECAR's factory is located at Petit-Roeulx-lez-Nivelles, 35km south of Brussels .
Major General Marcello's education includes a Master of Sciences in Industrial Engineering from Kansas State University and a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategy from the US Naval War College.
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