CLEVELAND, June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hawk Corporation (Amex:
HWK) announced today that Richard T. Marabito was elected to its the board
of directors at the Company's annual meeting of shareholders on June 4,
2008. Additionally, Marabito was elected to the position of chairman of the
Audit Committee by the Company's board of directors.
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Ronald E. Weinberg, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Hawk Corporation
said, "We are particularly pleased to have Rick Marabito join our board of
directors. His background in accounting and his experience as the chief
financial officer of a significant public company brings important
experience to our board. We know that his involvement and guidance will
complement the work of our board as we continue to build a great company."
Marabito, age 45, serves as chief financial officer for Olympic Steel,
Inc. a publicly traded steel company which operates steel service centers
across the United States. He is a Certified Public Accountant in Ohio and a
1985 graduate of Mount Union College. He currently serves on the Metals
Service Center Institute's Board of Directors and is the chair of its
Foundation for Education & Research committee. Marabito also serves on the
board of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeast Ohio.
The Company
Hawk Corporation is a leading supplier of friction materials for
brakes, clutches and transmissions used in airplanes, trucks, construction
and mining equipment, farm equipment, recreational and performance
automotive vehicles. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Hawk has
approximately 1,100 employees at 11 manufacturing, research, sales and
administrative sites in 7 countries.
Hawk Corporation is online at: http://www.hawkcorp.com
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CONTACT:
Ronald E. Weinberg of Hawk Corporation,
Chairman and CEO, +1-216-861-3553
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