Ampco-Pittsburgh Names John Stanik CEO - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. (AP) announced that its board has elected John Stanik, age 61, as Chief Executive Officer and also as a Director, effective January 1, 2015.

Stanik will succeed Robert Paul as the Company's Chief Executive Officer upon Paul's retirement effective December 31, 2014. Paul will remain on the Company's Board of Directors and serve as its non-executive Chairman of the Board.

Stanik served at Calgon Carbon Corporation, an international company specializing in purification products, technologies and services, from 1991 through 2012 when he retired for personal reasons. He served as President and CEO of Calgon from 2003 to 2012 and became its Chairman of the Board in 2007. Prior to joining Calgon, Mr. Stanik worked in various capacities with increasing responsibility for Davy Corporation, an engineering and construction company specializing in the metals (steel and aluminium) markets, ultimately serving as Davy's General Manager of Operations.