Park Electrochemical Announces Appointment Of Anthony W. Digaudio As Vice President Of Quality

Lake Success, New York, May 10, 2004….Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE – PKE) announced that Anthony W. DiGaudio has been appointed Vice President of Quality for the corporation. In this position, Mr. DiGaudio will be responsible for leading and driving the Company’s worldwide quality efforts, and Mr. DiGaudio will report to Park’s President and CEO, Brian Shore.

Mr. DiGaudio joined Park Electrochemical Corp. in May 2002 as Product Director and was responsible for management of a portion of the company’s high volume and advanced technology products. Prior to joining Park, Mr. DiGaudio had over eight years of technical and customer interface experience. Most recently, he had served as Technical Manager for Metro Circuits, Division of PJC Technologies, Inc. in Rochester, NY. Mr. DiGaudio received a Bachelor of Science degree in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University in 1993.

In addition, the Company announced that Mike Ratcliff, who has been serving as the defacto quality leader of Nelco Products, Inc., the Company’s electronics materials business based in Fullerton, California, has been appointed Vice President of Quality for Nelco Products, Inc.

Brian Shore, Park’s President and CEO, said, “I am very pleased about Tony DiGaudio’s appointment as Vice President of Quality for the corporation. Tony’s mission will be to drive quality throughout the corporation to a much higher level and much higher standard. Quality levels which are “good enough to keep the customer happy” will no longer be good enough for us! I am also very pleased that Mike Ratcliff has taken the position of Vice President of Quality for our Nelco/California business unit, as Mike has an enormous amount to bring to the table and offer to Nelco/California.”

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 March 2, 2003.

vPark 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 RF/Microwave electronic systems. 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, France, Connecticut, New York, Arizona and California. Park’s electronic materials business operates under the “Nelco” name.