Charles T. Hopkins Joins Board of Directors of SL Industries Inc.Business Editors MT. LAUREL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2000 SL Industries Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SL)(PHLX PHLX See: Philadelphia Stock Exchange PHLX See Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX). :SL) today announced the appointment of Charles T. Hopkins to the company's board of directors. Hopkins' appointment increases SL Industries' board of directors to nine members, including eight outside directors. Hopkins, 57 years old, held various senior management positions with KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen LLP, most recently as managing partner of the Philadelphia Business Unit. During his 33-year career with KPMG, Hopkins also served as SEC Reviewing Partner and Audit Partner. Owen Farren, president and chief executive officer of SL Industries, said: "We are pleased to welcome Charles to SL's board. Charles brings three decades of finance experience working with all types of organizations, including large multinational corporations. "His understanding of a variety of businesses and industries brings a broad breadth of knowledge to the board of directors and the company as we develop and grow." Hopkins received a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree from Drexel University College of Business in 1966. He is a licensed CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. in Pennsylvania and New York, and serves on several professional and community committees. About SL Industries SL Industries designs, manufactures and markets power and data quality (PDQ (Parallel Data Query) A query optimized for massively parallel processors (MPPs). The software breaks down the query into pieces so that several parts of the database can be searched simultaneously. See SMP. ) equipment and systems for industrial, medical, aerospace, telecommunications and consumer applications. For more information about SL Industries and its products, visit the company's Web site at www.slpdq.com. |
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