TEMPE, ARIZONA, March 9, 2001… Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE - PKE) announced that Leena Gulia has been promoted to the position of OEM Marketing Engineer at Park's Neltec business unit in Tempe, Arizona. Leena will be responsible for supporting and coordinating OEM marketing and communications and supporting Neltec's applications group. Leena reports to Mr. Fred Hickman, Senior Director of OEM Marketing.

Ms. Gulia joined Neltec in 1999 as a research and development chemist. She most recently served as a technical service coordinator at Neltec. Before joining Neltec, Leena was a research and development chemist at Olin Microelectronics in Mesa, Arizona. Leena received a Master of Science degree in Chemistry from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.

Park Electrochemical Corp. is a leading global designer and producer of electronic materials used to fabricate complex multilayer printed circuit boards and other electronic interconnection systems. Park specializes in advanced materials for high layer count circuit boards and high speed digital broadband telecommunications, internet and networking applications. Park's electronic materials business operates through fully integrated business units in Asia, Europe and North America. The Company's major manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, England, France, Germany, New York, Arizona and California. Park's electronic materials business operates under the "Nelco" and "Neltec" names.

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