FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AZZ Inc. (NYSE:
AZZ), a global provider of metal coatings services, welding
solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered
services to the power generation, transmission, distribution and
industrial markets, today announced that Mr. Ken Lavelle has been appointed as President and
General Manager – Electrical System Division of AZZ Inc. Mr.
Lavelle has served as a consultant to the Company from April 2016 to July 2017.
Ken Lavelle brings to AZZ a
strong track record of accomplishments with more than 30 years of
managerial experience in operations. Prior to his role as a
consultant, he held several positions with Flowserve Corporation in
Irving, Texas, serving as
President - Seal Platform. Mr. Lavelle holds a BS degree in
Engineering from the University of Illinois
Urbana and an MBA from National
University. In addition, Mr. Lavelle is actively involved
with the National Runaway Safeline, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit
organization dedicated to keeping America's runaway, homeless and
at-risk youth safe and off the streets, as the organization's
Treasurer, a member of its Board of Directors, as well as
volunteer.
Tom Ferguson, president and chief
executive officer of AZZ Inc., commented, "I am pleased to welcome
Ken Lavelle to our senior leadership
team. His background is well suited to AZZ's current
and future businesses. He brings a broad base of experience and
knowledge that will prove to be instrumental in growing our
Electrical business both domestically and internationally."
About AZZ Inc.
AZZ Inc. is a global provider of metal coatings services,
welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly
engineered services to the markets of power generation,
transmission, distribution and industrial in protecting metal and
electrical systems used to build and enhance the world's
infrastructure. AZZ's Metal Coatings Segment is a leading provider
of metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including
hot dip galvanizing to the North American steel fabrication
industry. AZZ's Energy Segment is dedicated to delivering safe and
reliable transmission of power from generation sources to end
customers, and automated weld overlay solutions for corrosion and
erosion mitigation to critical infrastructure in the energy markets
worldwide.
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future events or results constitute forward-looking statements for
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify forward-looking
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must recognize that actual results may differ from those expressed
or implied in the forward-looking statements. This release may
contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties including, but not limited to, changes in customer
demand and response to products and services offered by AZZ,
including demand by the power generation markets, electrical
transmission and distribution markets, the industrial markets, and
the hot dip galvanizing markets; prices and raw material cost,
including zinc and natural gas which are used in the hot dip
galvanizing process; changes in the political stability and
economic conditions of the various markets that AZZ serves, foreign
and domestic, customer requested delays of shipments, acquisition
opportunities, currency exchange rates, adequacy of financing, and
availability of experienced management and employees to implement
AZZ's growth strategy. AZZ has provided additional information
regarding risks associated with the business in AZZ's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2017 and other filings with the SEC,
available for viewing on AZZ's website at www.azz.com and on the
SEC's website at www.sec.gov. You are urged to consider these
factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements
herein and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such
forward-looking statements, which are qualified in their entirety
by this cautionary statement. These statements are based on
information as of the date hereof and AZZ assumes no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Contact:
Paul Fehlman, Senior Vice President
–Finance and CFO
AZZ Inc. 817-810-0095
Internet:
www.azz.com
Lytham Partners
602-889-9700
Joe Dorame, Robert Blum or Joe
Diaz
Internet:
www.lythampartners.com
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