EaglePicher Technologies, LLC
Contact: Lou Lupo (417) 623-8000 ext. 285 or
Max Arbolida (417) 623-8000 ext. 536
NEW VP OF OPERATIONS APPOINTED
FOR EAGLEPICHER TECHNOLOGIES
JOPLIN, Missouri, June 9, 2003—EaglePicher Technologies, LLC has appointed Robert A. Carney as vice president of operations. Carney will develop and optimize new and existing operating facilities for the entire Technologies group, particularly for the Government and Commercial Power Divisions. Carney will also support production with joint ventures and licensing opportunities to ensure the manufacture of quality products under the EaglePicher name.
He plans to achieve world-class operational performance throughout the Technologies Division by employing automation and well-known quality processes such as Six Sigma. Carney will report to Craig Kitchen, president and CEO of EaglePicher Technologies and Lou Lupo, vice president and general manager of the Power Division. He will be based in Joplin, Missouri.
Craig Kitchen stated, “Bob brings to EaglePicher over thirty years of domestic and international multi-site operations leadership, most recently as vice president of operations for the company, Textron/Collins and Aikman. He successfully led this company to two consecutive Daimler Chrysler Gold Awards in 2000 and 2001; in 2002, they received Industry Week’s recognition as one of the ‘Ten Best Plants in North America’. With this experience, Bob will be a valuable asset to us as we serve our customers through the ‘Application of Innovation’ at EaglePicher.”
Carney is an experienced practitioner of Lean Manufacturing principles with certification in Six Sigma, APQP, QS9000, and ISO1400. He received a BSBA from Point Park College in Pittsburgh, PA and holds an MBA from Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, PA.
EaglePicher Technologies, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of EaglePicher Incorporated, has facilities in Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas and Canada. The operating unit develops and markets advanced high-reliability power systems and associated electronics for government, space and commercial applications. It also processes Boron isotopes, anticancer pharmaceutical ingredients, germanium and ultra clean scientific containers. Areas of focus include semiconductors, telecommunications, nuclear power plants, space, defense, environmental, and pharmaceutical/biotech. Additional information is available on the internet at www.eaglepicher.com.
EaglePicher Incorporated, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of innovative, advanced technology and industrial products and services for space, defense, environmental, automotive, filtration, pharmaceutical, nuclear power, semiconductor and commercial applications worldwide. The company has 4,000 employees and operates more than 30 plants in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the U.K. and Germany. Additional information on the company is available on the Internet at www.eaglepicher.com.
This release contains statements which, to the extent that they are not recitations of historical fact, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These include any statements about future business operations, financial performance or market conditions. Such forward-looking information involves risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties are discussed in EaglePicher Holding’s filings with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission.
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