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Contact: Karen Maffucci
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Park Electrochemical Corp. Announces Appointment of Thomas Pursch as President of Park’s Nelco Products, Inc. Business Unit
Melville, New York, October 14, 2008…..Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE-PKE)
announced the appointment of Thomas A. Pursch as President of Nelco
Products, Inc., Park’s printed circuit materials business unit located
in Fullerton, California. Mr. Pursch will report to Margaret (“Marty”)
M. Kendrick, who was recently appointed Vice President of North American
Operations of Park Electrochemical Corp.
Mr. Pursch had been Vice President and General Manager of Amphenol Printed Circuits in Nashua, New Hampshire since 2005 and Vice President and General Manager of Teradyne, Inc. in Nashua since 2002, prior to Amphenol’s acquisition of Teradyne in 2005. Prior to 2002, Mr. Pursch served in various management, manufacturing and engineering positions with Teradyne, Inc. since 1987. For the fourteen years prior to 1987, Mr. Pursch held various operational and managerial positions with several companies in the electronics manufacturing industry. Mr. Pursch received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University.
Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials principally for the telecommunications and internet infrastructure and high-end computing markets and advanced composite materials, structures and components principally for the aerospace markets. Park’s core capabilities are in the areas of polymer chemistry formulation, coating technology and advanced composite structures and component design and fabrication. The Company’s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China, France, Connecticut, New York, Kansas (under construction), Arizona, California and Washington.
Mr. Pursch had been Vice President and General Manager of Amphenol Printed Circuits in Nashua, New Hampshire since 2005 and Vice President and General Manager of Teradyne, Inc. in Nashua since 2002, prior to Amphenol’s acquisition of Teradyne in 2005. Prior to 2002, Mr. Pursch served in various management, manufacturing and engineering positions with Teradyne, Inc. since 1987. For the fourteen years prior to 1987, Mr. Pursch held various operational and managerial positions with several companies in the electronics manufacturing industry. Mr. Pursch received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University.
Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials principally for the telecommunications and internet infrastructure and high-end computing markets and advanced composite materials, structures and components principally for the aerospace markets. Park’s core capabilities are in the areas of polymer chemistry formulation, coating technology and advanced composite structures and component design and fabrication. The Company’s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China, France, Connecticut, New York, Kansas (under construction), Arizona, California and Washington.
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