CSL Carlisle Companies Inc

Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL) announced today that Gregg A. Ostrander, Executive Chairman of Michael Foods, Inc., has been elected to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Michael Foods, Inc. is a national leader in egg, refrigerated potatoes and branded cheese processing based in Minnetonka, MN with annual net sales of approximately $1.7 billion. David A. Roberts, Carlisle�s Chairman, President and CEO, commented: �We are extremely fortunate to have Gregg join our board. His experience in leading Michael Foods, a rapidly growing food business, during the past 15 years will be extremely valuable to Carlisle as we focus on growing our Company and specifically our foodservice business.� Carlisle is a diversified global manufacturing company serving the construction materials, commercial roofing, specialty tire and wheel, power transmission, heavy-duty brake and friction, heavy-haul truck trailer, refrigerated truck body, foodservice, and aerospace, and test and measurement industries.