Accuride Appoints Lewis M. Kling to Board of Directors
February 03 2012 - 2:05PM
Business Wire
Accuride Corporation (NYSE: ACW) – a leading supplier of
components to the commercial vehicle industry – announced today
that Lewis M. Kling has been appointed to the company’s Board of
Directors as an independent director, effective immediately. Kling
fills the Board seat vacant since the departure of former Director
Robert J. Kelly on July 29, 2011.
“We are honored to welcome Lew to the Accuride Board and look
forward to benefitting from his extensive corporate leadership and
broad business expertise,” said Bill Lasky, Accuride’s Chairman.
“Given his experience setting strategy for several global
industrial companies, Lew will provide a unique perspective in
helping the Board shape the course of Accuride’s long-term growth
and development.”
Rick Dauch, Accuride President & CEO, commented: “I look
forward to working with – and learning from – Lew. He has a
tremendous track record of fixing and growing manufacturing and
engineering businesses, which is exactly what we are doing here at
Accuride.”
Prior to joining the Accuride Board, Kling served as President,
CEO and a Director of Flowserve Corp. – a global provider of
industrial flow-management systems – from 2005 until 2009. He was
Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Flowserve
until February 2010.
Before joining Flowserve as Chief Operations Officer in 2004,
Kling served as Group President, Corporate Vice President and
Officer of SPX Corp. from 1999 to 2004. He also served as President
of Dielectric Communications for General Signal Corp., which was
acquired by SPX in 1998. Kling’s career included tenures with
AlliedSignal Aerospace, Harris Corp. and General Electric.
Currently, Kling serves on the Board of Directors at Eastman
Chemical Co.; Capital Safety Group, a Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts
(KKR) company; and the National Jewish Health (Hospital). He also
serves as a partner and Chairman of Zelo Public Relations. Kling
holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, and an MBA from Stetson University.
About Accuride Corporation
With headquarters in Evansville, Ind., USA, Accuride Corporation
is a leading supplier of components to the commercial vehicle
industry. The company’s products include commercial vehicle wheels,
wheel-end components and assemblies, truck body and chassis parts,
and other commercial vehicle components. The company’s products are
marketed under its brand names, which include Accuride® Wheels,
Gunite®, ImperialTM and BrillionTM. Accuride’s common stock trades
on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ACW. For
more information, visit the Company’s website at
http://www.accuridecorp.com.
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