BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kaman Corp.
(Nasdaq: KAMN) today announced that Neal J. Keating will assume the role of
President and Chief Operating Officer of the company on September 17, 2007,
at which time he will also become a member of the company's Board of
Directors. Keating will assume the additional role of Chief Executive
Officer on or before January 1, 2008.
Keating, 51, will succeed Paul R. Kuhn, 66, Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer, who is scheduled to retire on February 21, 2008.
Mr. Kuhn will retain the title of Chairman until the date of his
retirement.
Kuhn said, "Neal comes to Kaman with a remarkable depth of successful
experience in both the aerospace and industrial distribution industries. He
is a results oriented executive with a reputation for leadership and strong
customer orientation. I believe he is ideal for the task of sustaining the
momentum we have achieved and leading this company forward."
Previously, Keating was Chief Operating Officer of Hughes Supply, a
$5.4 billion industrial distribution business that was recently acquired by
Home Depot. Prior to that, he was Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer of GKN Aerospace while serving as an Executive Director on the Main
Board of GKN plc, and as a member of the Board of Directors of
Agusta-Westland. He started his career with Rockwell Automation, rising
over a 24-year period to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer of Rockwell Collins Commercial Systems.
A native of Illinois, Keating received his bachelor's degree in
electrical engineering from the University of Illinois in 1977 and his
Executive MBA from the University of Chicago in 1988. He will relocate to
Connecticut with his wife, Alison, and their two children, Jeremiah and
Meghan.
SOURCE Kaman Corporation
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CONTACT:
Russell H. Jones, SVP, Chief Investment
Officer & Treasurer, Kaman Corporation, +1-860-243-6307,
Russell.jones@kaman.com
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