Park Electrochemical Corp. Press Release

PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF
FRANK ALBERTO AS VICE PRESIDENT OF QUALITY ENGINEERING

Melville, New York, Wednesday, December 1, 2010… Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE-PKE) announced the appointment of Frank Alberto, Jr. as Vice President of Quality Engineering. Mr. Alberto will report to Susan (“Sue”) E. Macaluso, Vice President of Engineering of Park Electrochemical Corp.

Prior to joining Park Electrochemical Corp., Mr. Alberto held management positions with Sanmina-SCI Corporation, a leading electronics contract manufacturing services company, and its predecessor, Hadco Corporation, a major manufacturer of advanced electronic interconnect systems. Since 2008, Mr. Alberto was Vice President of Quality of Sanmina-SCI Corporation PCB Operations; during 2008 and 2009, he was Vice President of Engineering and acting General Manager of the Wuxi printed circuit board operations of Sanmina-SCI Corporation; and from 2004 to 2008 he was Vice President of Engineering, Euro-Asia PCB Region of Sanmina-SCI Singapore. During the 23 years prior to 2004, Mr. Alberto held several positions with Sun Microsystems, Sanmina-SCI Corporation, Hadco Corporation and Microfab Incorporated in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Mr. Alberto received a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts and a Master of Science degree in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Massachusetts.

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, parts and assemblies for the aerospace and specialty markets. Park’s core capabilities are in the areas of polymer chemistry formulation and coating technology. Park also specializes in the design and manufacture of complex composite aircraft and space vehicle parts. The Company’s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China, France, Connecticut, Kansas, Arizona, California and Washington.

Additional corporate information is available on the Company’s web site at www.parkelectro.com.

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