AZZ Inc. Appoints Ken Lavelle as President and General Manager - Electrical Systems

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ), a global provider of metal coatings services, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services to the power generation, transmission, distribution and industrial markets, today announced that Mr. Ken Lavelle has been appointed as President and General Manager – Electrical System Division of AZZ Inc.  Mr. Lavelle has served as a consultant to the Company from April 2016 to July 2017. 

Ken Lavelle brings to AZZ a strong track record of accomplishments with more than 30 years of managerial experience in operations. Prior to his role as a consultant, he held several positions with Flowserve Corporation in Irving, Texas, serving as President - Seal Platform.  Mr. Lavelle holds a BS degree in Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana and an MBA from National University. In addition, Mr. Lavelle is actively involved with the National Runaway Safeline, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to keeping America's runaway, homeless and at-risk youth safe and off the streets, as the organization's Treasurer, a member of its Board of Directors, as well as volunteer.   

Tom Ferguson, president and chief executive officer of AZZ Inc., commented, "I am pleased to welcome Ken Lavelle to our senior leadership team.   His background is well suited to AZZ's current and future businesses. He brings a broad base of experience and knowledge that will prove to be instrumental in growing our Electrical business both domestically and internationally."

About AZZ Inc.

AZZ Inc. is a global provider of metal coatings services, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services to the markets of power generation, transmission, distribution and industrial in protecting metal and electrical systems used to build and enhance the world's infrastructure. AZZ's Metal Coatings Segment is a leading provider of metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot dip galvanizing to the North American steel fabrication industry. AZZ's Energy Segment is dedicated to delivering safe and reliable transmission of power from generation sources to end customers, and automated weld overlay solutions for corrosion and erosion mitigation to critical infrastructure in the energy markets worldwide.

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Contact:
Paul Fehlman, Senior Vice President –Finance and CFO
AZZ Inc. 817-810-0095
Internet:
www.azz.com

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