Lake Success, NY, January 15, 2001… Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE-PKE) announced that Steven Schaefer has joined the company as Product Director, High Volume Products effective January 15, 2001. Mr. Schaefer will be responsible for management of the company's current high volume products and its new products targeted for high volume applications from research and development project criteria identification through product commercialization. Mr. Schaefer will report to Chris Johnson, the company's Senior Vice President, Corporate Development.

Mr. Schaefer has over seventeen years of sales, product management and technical experience. Most recently, he served as Director of Sales and Marketing for OMG Fidelity in Newark, New Jersey. Previously he was employed by LeaRonal, Inc. in various positions including National Sales Manager. Mr. Schaefer received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the State University of New York in 1983.

Chris Johnson, Park's Senior Vice President, Corporate Development said: "We are very pleased that Steve Schaefer has joined our company as Product Director, High Volume Products. Steve brings printed circuit fabrication knowledge and excellent sales and product management skills to this important position. We are confident Steve will successfully lead our product leadership effort in our high volume product lines."

Park Electrochemical Corp. is a leading global designer and producer of electronic materials used to fabricate complex multilayer printed circuit boards, semiconductor packages and other electronic interconnect 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" name.

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