Ameron Appoints Wind-Towers Business Executive.

PASADENA, Calif. -- Ameron International Corporation (NYSE:AMN) today announced the appointment of Kenneth D. Primavera as Division President of Ameron's new Wind-Towers Division, effective immediately.

The focus of the new Wind-Towers Division will be on the accelerated sales and marketing efforts relating to Ameron's growing presence in the wind-towers business. The Company has been fabricating large-diameter wind towers for a number of major wind-turbine manufacturers and has essentially completed the construction of a state-of-the-art wind-towers manufacturing facility in Fontana, California.

Mr. Primavera is currently Group Vice President-Sales & Marketing for the West Coast region and Division President of the Protective Linings Division of the Water Transmission Group. Primavera joined Ameron in November 1996 from Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, where he held a number of management positions in the United States and overseas. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Valparaiso University in Indiana.

Ameron International Corporation is a multinational manufacturer of highly-engineered products and materials for the chemical, industrial, energy, transportation and infrastructure markets. Traded on the New York Stock Exchange (AMN), Ameron is a leading producer of water transmission lines and fabricated steel products, such as wind towers; fiberglass-composite pipe for transporting oil, chemicals and corrosive fluids and specialized materials and products used in infrastructure projects. The Company operates businesses in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. It also participates in several joint-venture companies in the U.S. and the Middle East.

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