Brush Wellman Names John D. Grampa Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer.

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 1999--

The Board of Directors of Brush Wellman Inc. (NYSE:BW) yesterday elected Mr. John D. Grampa (age 52) Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Grampa joined the Company in September of 1998 as Vice President, Finance responsible for Information Technology, Internal Audit and accounting functions.

Prior to undertaking his current responsibilities, Mr. Grampa had been Vice President Finance for the Worldwide Materials Businesses of Avery Dennison in Concord, Ohio. Prior to joining Avery Dennison in 1984, he had served in a variety of financial management, audit and planning positions at Diamond Shamrock.

Commenting on the action, Mr. Gordon D. Harnett, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Brush Wellman, said, "John Grampa has an outstanding track record in strategic financial management and the broad range of experience needed to provide the appropriate leadership and direction of the financial function in his new role as CFO. I look forward to his future contributions to the Company as a part of our senior management team."

Mr. Grampa holds a B.S. in Industrial Management from West Virginia University, and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a Trustee and Director of the Lake County Economic Development Center, the Community Improvement Corporation and the Lakeland Community College Foundation.

Brush Wellman, with headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, is a manufacturer of engineered materials. The Company and its subsidiaries supply worldwide markets with Beryllium Products, Alloy Products, Electronic Products, Precious Metal Products and Engineered Material Systems.