Rogers Corporation (NYSE: ROG) today announced the appointment of Robert
C. Daigle and Peter G. Kaczmarek to Senior Vice President. Both
executives will continue in their current leadership roles, while
expanding their responsibilities within the corporation.
Robert Daigle, 46, will assume leadership responsibility for Rogers’
European operations, as well as the operations of its Durel division. He
will continue in his role as the corporation’s chief technology officer,
which includes responsibilities for the corporation’s research and
development (R&D) and new business development activities. He will also
continue to serve as chairman of the Board of Directors for Rogers Chang
Chun Technology Co., Ltd., a joint venture between Rogers Corporation
and Chang Chun Plastics, Co., Ltd., located in Taipei, Taiwan. Daigle
holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical and Materials Engineering from the
University of Connecticut and a Master’s Degree in Business from
Rensselaer. Daigle has been with Rogers since 1988 where he has held
various roles, including positions in R&D and corporate marketing, as
well as general manager responsibilities in the Advanced Circuit
Materials division prior to assuming his current role in 2003.
Peter Kaczmarek, 50, will assume leadership responsibility for Rogers’
Asian operations, as well as the human resource and manufacturing
services of the corporation. He will continue to lead Rogers’ High
Performance Foams division and maintain responsibility over the
corporation’s information technology function. Kaczmarek will continue
to be a member of the Board of Directors for Rogers INOAC Corporation, a
joint venture between Rogers and INOAC Corporation in Nagoya, Japan.
Kaczmarek holds a B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering from the
University of Rochester. Prior to joining Rogers in 1998, he held
management positions with Allied Signal and BF Goodrich.
“Bob Daigle and Pete Kaczmarek bring a wealth of talent, knowledge and
experience to the organization,” said Robert Wachob, President and CEO
of Rogers Corporation. “We will look to their leadership to aggressively
pursue expansion in new products, markets and technologies to aid in the
growth and diversification of our Company.”
About Rogers Corporation
Rogers Corporation, headquartered in Rogers, CT, is a global technology
leader in the development and manufacture of high performance,
specialty-material-based products for a variety of applications in
diverse markets including: portable communications, communications
infrastructure, computer and office equipment, consumer products, ground
transportation, aerospace and defense. Rogers operates manufacturing
facilities in the United States (Arizona, Connecticut and Illinois),
Europe (Ghent, Belgium and Bremen, Germany) and Asia (Suzhou, China). In
Asia, Rogers maintains sales offices in Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea and
Singapore. Rogers has joint ventures in Japan and China with INOAC
Corporation, in Taiwan with Chang Chun Plastics Co., Ltd. and in the
U.S. with Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
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Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this news release that are not strictly historical may be
deemed to be “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements are based on management’s current expectations and are
subject to the many uncertainties that exist in the Company’s operations
and environment. These uncertainties, which include economic conditions,
market demand and pricing, competitive and cost factors, rapid
technological change, new product introductions, legal proceedings, and
the like, are incorporated by reference from the Rogers Corporation 2008
Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
the forward-looking statements. All information in this press release is
as of June 5, 2009 and Rogers undertakes no duty to update this
information unless required by law.
Rogers Corporation
William J. Tryon, 860-779-4037
Manager of
Investor and Public Relations
Fax: 860-779-5509
william.tryon@rogerscorporation.com