And then, under cover of the resulting fuss, it slipped in authorisation of a massive extension of intrusive state power under the banal heading of "equipment interference".
Which is why it's interesting that the only major new power sought by the security services in the investigatory powers bill now going through parliament comes under the heading of "equipment interference".
Fred Korndorf replaced Mr. Lane as head of agricultural equipment in January, while Pierre Leroy was named head of Deere's construction equipment business.
Mr. Sahin's departure follows that of John Hughes, the head of wireless equipment for European networks, who resigned earlier this month.
Lt Gen Richard Applegate, formerly head of procuring equipment at the MoD; Admiral Sir Trevor Soar, former commander of the naval fleet; Lord Dannatt, former head of the army; his predecessor, Sir Mike Jackson; Kiszely; and Lord Stirrup, former chief of defence staff, boasted away about what they could achieve.
"What's scary in today's environment is the pressure to produce [leasing] assets," says Paul Menzel, a veteran of the industry and head of an equipment-leasing company that was recently acquired by the smallish ($1.4 billion assets) Santa Barbara Bank & Trust.
"For a long time the economy was a bit sluggish," says the local head of a French equipment manufacturer.
The head of the telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel said his company would have a tough time generating an operating profit this year, setting off a 12percentt decline in its stock.
On Tuesday, the company decided that Marijn Dekkers, current head of U.S. lab equipment maker Thermo Fisher Scientific, will become chief executive.
Martin Wizner, a Spanish sailor, died in January 1999 when he was struck in the head by a piece of equipment that broke loose while he was sailing with the Spanish Challenge in Valencia, Spain, in preparation for the competition that year in New Zealand.
