RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 9, 2013--
Tredegar Corporation (NYSE:TG) announced that W. Brook Hamilton has been
named President of the William L. Bonnell Company (“Bonnell”), effective
June 1, 2013. Mr. Hamilton, who currently serves as Bonnell’s Director,
Business Planning, will succeed Duncan A. Crowdis, who will retire June
1, 2013.
Nancy M. Taylor, Tredegar’s President and Chief Executive Officer said:
“Brook brings more than 30 years of broad-based industry experience and
proven leadership skills to his new role as Bonnell’s president. His
extensive background in operations, combined with his business
management and process management skills, will help Bonnell enhance its
position as an industry leader.”
Mr. Hamilton joined Bonnell in 2005 and was the plant manager of
Bonnell’s Newnan, Georgia plant from 2006 to 2012. He was promoted to
Director, Business Planning in 2012.
Prior to joining Bonnell, Mr. Hamilton held various industry management
roles, including Production Manager for Alcan Extrusions, Plant Manager
for Wilkinson Steel and Metals, General Manager of Daymond Aluminum, and
General Manager of Central Wire Company. He received a Bachelor of
Commerce degree in Marketing from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Headquartered in Newnan, Georgia, Bonnell Aluminum is a producer of
soft-alloy aluminum extrusions primarily for the building and
construction, automotive, distribution, electrical, machinery and
equipment, and consumer durables markets. Bonnell employs approximately
1,200 people at its facilities in Newnan, Georgia; Carthage, Tennessee;
Niles, Michigan; and Elkhart, Indiana. Bonnell’s 2012 net sales totaled
$325 million.
Tredegar Corporation is primarily a manufacturer of plastic films and
aluminum extrusions. A global company headquartered in Richmond,
Virginia, Tredegar had 2012 sales of $882 million. With approximately
2,700 employees, the company operates manufacturing facilities in North
America, South America, Europe and Asia. Additional information
regarding Tredegar Corporation is available at www.tredegar.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995: This news release contains forward-looking statements
regarding Tredegar Corporation’s business. These forward-looking
statements are not historical facts, but statements that involve risks
and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those
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you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those
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discussed in the reports Tredegar files with or furnishes to the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) from time-to-time,
including the risks and important factors set forth in additional detail
in “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of Tredegar’s 2012 Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Readers are urged to review and consider
carefully the disclosures Tredegar makes in its filings with the SEC.
Except as required by applicable law or regulations, Tredegar does not
undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update or
revise any forward-looking statement.
Source: Tredegar Corporation
Tredegar Corporation
Neill Bellamy, 804-330-1211
Fax:
804-330-1177
neill.bellamy@tredegar.com
