Ceradyne, Inc. Appoints Thomas A. Cole Ceradyne Vice President Business Development.COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Ceradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CRDN CRDN Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network ) announced the appointment of Thomas A. Cole as Corporate Vice President Business Development. In this position, Mr. Cole will be responsible for a wide range of strategic duties including acquisitions, strategic expansion and ad hoc For this purpose. Meaning "to this" in Latin, it refers to dealing with special situations as they occur rather than functions that are repeated on a regular basis. See ad hoc query and ad hoc mode. corporate activities. Mr. Cole is the former chief executive officer of Ceradyne's 2007 acquisition of Minco in Midway, Tennessee, the producer of high-purity fused silica ceramic powder used as the starting material for Ceradyne's product line of ceramic crucibles used in the production of polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic solar cells. After graduating with a B.S. degree from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State College of Ceramic Engineering, Alfred University (with Honors) in 1969, Mr. Cole received his MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from the University of Buffalo in 1971 and began a lifelong career in various technical ceramic related senior management positions, including 18 years with Corning Inc./Corhart Refractories and became CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Minco in 2000. Joel P. Moskowitz, Ceradyne chief executive officer, commented: "Tom is just the guy we need to put together some of the opportunities we are working on. Tom has long-term executive experience in technical ceramic situations requiring innovative solutions. As Ceradyne's CEO, I am very pleased that Tom has accepted this position and am looking forward to working with him." Ceradyne develops, manufactures and markets advanced technical ceramic products and components for defense, industrial, automotive/diesel and commercial applications. Additional information about the Company can be found at www.ceradyne.com. Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of Ceradyne that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Words such as "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "expects," "intends," "future," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended dated December 31, 2007 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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