Newburgh, New York, November 30, 2001… New England Laminates Co., Inc., a subsidiary of Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE - PKE) announced that Tom Knipp has joined the company as an account manager. Mr. Knipp's responsibilities include sales and technical support for strategic accounts in the Midwest. Mr. Knipp will report to Jack Shirley, Director of East Coast Sales.

Tom has over fifteen years experience in the printed circuit board industry, primarily in manufacturing operations. Most recently, he was production director at Multilayer Technology, Inc. in Roseville, Minnesota. He has also held various positions at Polyclad Laminates Inc., Johnson Matthey Electronics Inc., Allied Signal Laminate Systems and Thiokol Corporation. Mr. Knipp received a Bachelor of Technology degree in Industrial Technology from the University of Northern Iowa and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix.

Jack Shirley, Director of East Coast Sales, said, "We are very excited to have Tom join the Park/Nelco team as we continue to bolster our customer support strategies in the Midwest region. Thom brings a depth of laminate experience that will be beneficial to all customers in the region and support our philosophy to fully understand our customers' operations and requirements in order to provide the best overall support strategy."

Park Electrochemical Corp. is a leading global designer and producer of electronic materials used to fabricate complex multilayer printed circuit boards and 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 manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China, Germany, France, England, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Arizona and California. Park's electronic materials business operates under the "Nelco" name.

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