PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR OF SALES, ASIA PACIFIC
Melville, New York, April 12, 2006….Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE – PKE) announced the appointment of Jane Chee as Director of Sales, Asia Pacific of Park Electrochemical Corp. In this position, Ms. Chee will supervise Park’s sales efforts in the Asia Pacific region, and she will report to Tony DiGaudio, the Vice President of Sales of Park.
Ms. Chee has many years of sales and marketing experience in the electronic materials industry. Ms. Chee first joined Park as a Sales Manager of Nelco Products Pte. Ltd. in Singapore in January 1995, where she advanced to the position of Regional Sales Director and continued with Nelco Products Pte. Ltd. through July 1999. From August 1999 to July 2001, she was Sales and Operations Director of the Singapore office of Aces Precision Industry Pte. Ltd.; and from September 2001 to December 2002, she was Market Development Director of Isola Asia Pacific Singapore, and from January 2003 to April 2005, she was Director of Sales and Marketing of Isola Asia Pacific Singapore. For the thirteen years prior to her joining Park’s subsidiary in Singapore in January 1995, Ms. Chee held various marketing and sales positions with Molex Far East South Management, LTX Asia International, Schlumberger Systems, Hewlett Packard and Fairchild Semiconductor. Ms. Chee received a diploma in electrical and electronics engineering from Ngee Ann Technical College, and has attended various training courses, including courses at the Export Institute of Singapore and at the University of Michigan Business School.
Brian Shore, Park’s President and CEO, said, “Welcome back, Jane! It is great to have you back at Park!”
Certain portions of this press release may be deemed to constitute forward looking statements that are subject to various factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from Park’s expectations. Such factors include, but are not limited to, general conditions in the electronics industry, Park’s competitive position, the status of Park’s relationships with its customers, economic conditions in international markets, the cost and availability of utilities, and the various factors set forth under the caption “Factors That May Affect Future Results” after Item 7 of Park’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 27, 2005.
Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials and advanced composite materials for the electronics, military, aerospace, wireless communication, specialty and industrial markets. The Company’s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China (currently under construction), France (two facilities), Connecticut, New York, Arizona and California. The Company operates under the FiberCote™, Nelco® and Neltec® names.