Harsco Names Nicholas Grasberger President & CEO - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Harsco Corp. (HSC), a provider of industrial services and engineered products, has completed its prior announced executive leadership plans with the appointment of Nicholas Grasberger as the company's President and Chief Executive, effective immediately. Grasberger succeeds David Everitt, who has been serving as Interim Chief Executive since February 28, 2014. Everitt would stay as a board member and has been elected to replace Henry Knueppel as Non-Executive Chairman, effective immediately. Knueppel would continue to serve on the board as an independent director.

Grasberger joined Harsco in April 2013 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer on April 8, 2014. Earlier to joining Harsco, Grasberger was the Managing Director of the multinational Precision Polymers Division of Fenner Plc.

The firm is still searching for a permanent CFO and Grasberger would continue to be designated as the company's principal financial officer pending the completion of this process.