Nomination of John T. Martino To Be Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia

The President today announced his intention to nominate John T. Martino to be Superintendent of the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia, Department of the Treasury. He would succeed Anthony H. Murray, Jr.

Since 1986 Mr. Martino has been president of Keystone Data in Pennsylvania. From 1979 to 1986, he held several positions at the department of the Commonwealth, including deputy secretary of the Commonwealth, 1981 - 1986; deputy secretary of the department of community affairs, 1983 - 1984; and executive assistant to the secretary of the Commonwealth, 1979 - 1981. Prior to this, he served as assistant to Representative Robert S. Walker, 1977 - 1979, and as a marketing representative for IBM Corp., 1976.

Mr. Martino received a bachelor's degree from Franklin and Marshall College, and he was a master's candidate at Millersville University. He is married, has two children, and resides in Lancaster, PA.