AZZ INC. (NYSE:AZZ) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Inc., a Texas corporation (the Company), appointed Mr. Ed
McGough, age 56, to serve as a member of the Board, effective
immediately.
Manufacturing and Technical Operations at Alcon Laboratories,
Inc. (Alcon), a division of Novartis AG, since 2008. Mr. McGough
joined Alcon in 1991 as a Manager of Quality Assurance and
Regulatory Affairs in Alcons Pennsylvania facility. He has held
various other leadership positions at Alcon in both Fort Worth
and Puerto Rico, including: Director of Quality Assurance;
Director of Operations; Director of Manufacturing; and Vice
President and General Manager of Manufacturing in Fort Worth and
Houston. Prior to these roles, he served as Vice President,
Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Operations, responsible for Alcons
pharmaceutical plants in the United States, Brazil, Mexico,
Spain, Belgium and France. Prior to joining Alcon, Mr. McGough
served in various quality engineering and management roles with
Baxter Healthcare Corporation. Mr. McGough earned a Bachelor of
Science in industrial engineering from Louisiana Tech University
and is also a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program.
Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees of the Board.
qualifies as an independent director under the New York Stock
Exchange listing standards and the Companys standards for
director independence. The appointment of Mr. McGough to the
Board was not subject to any arrangement or understanding between
the Company and Mr. McGough has not entered into any employment
agreement with the Company.
appointment of Mr. McGough is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release issued by AZZ Inc. on January 23, 2017
appointing Mr. McGough. |
About AZZ INC. (NYSE:AZZ)
AZZ Inc. is a provider of galvanizing services, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and engineered services to the power generation, transmission, distribution, refining and industrial markets. The Company operates through two segments: Energy segment and Galvanizing segment. Its Energy segment provides products and services designed to support industrial, nuclear and electrical applications. Its product offerings include custom switchgear, electrical enclosures, medium and high voltage bus ducts, explosion proof and hazardous duty lighting, nuclear safety-related equipment and tubular products. Its Galvanizing segment provides hot dip galvanizing to the steel fabrication industry through facilities located throughout the United States and Canada. It serves fabricators or manufacturers that provide services to the electrical and telecommunications, bridge and highway, petrochemical and general industrial markets and various original equipment manufacturers. AZZ INC. (NYSE:AZZ) Recent Trading Information
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