Park Electrochemical Corp. Announces Appointment of Wilson Zhiyu Xia as Director of Technology, Asia Pacific

Lake Success, New York, November 22, 2004…..Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE – PKE) announced the appointment of Wilson Zhiyu Xia as Director of Technology, Asia Pacific Region. Mr. Xia will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s current and future technology platform in the Asia Pacific Region. He will report to Steven P. Schaefer, Park’s Senior Vice President, Technology.

Mr. Xia has over ten years of academic and industrial experience in the research and development of advanced polymeric materials, with special focus in the specialty adhesives and composites segment. He has held a number of senior R&D and technology positions in companies located in various countries, including the United States, Australia, Singapore and China. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Polymer Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from Tsinghua University (China, 1984), Master of Engineering degree in Polymer Materials and Engineering from Beijing University of Chemical Technology, and Ph.D degree from University of Queensland in Polymer Chemistry, a joint program with the University of Southern Mississippi.

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 and RF/Microwave electronic systems. Park also designs and manufactures advanced composite materials for the aerospace, military and industrial markets. The Company’s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China, France, Connecticut, New York, Arizona and California.