STATESVILLE, N.C., Feb. 1,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (Nasdaq:
KEQU) today announced that David S.
Rhind has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors
of the Company. Mr. Rhind succeeds William A. Shumaker who served as Chairman of
the Board since 2013 and who resigned effective January 31, 2019.
Mr. Rhind has served as a Director for the Company since 2008
and as Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee since June 2011. He is an attorney-at-law
who brings to the role of Chairman a broad and extensive
background in business and legal affairs with global,
publicly-traded corporations. As a member of a founding
family involved with Kewaunee since 1906, Mr. Rhind has a deep
understanding of the Company and its history, its future prospects,
and the long-term interests of shareholders.
Mr. Rhind previously served as Deputy General Counsel for Hudson
Global, Inc. (formerly Hudson Highland Group, Inc.) of New York, New York, a leading provider of
specialized professional recruitment, recruitment outsourcing,
talent management, and staffing solutions. He also previously
served as General Counsel, North
America, for Hudson and was Associate General Counsel at
Technology Solutions Company of Chicago. Mr. Rhind is a member of the
National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).
About Kewaunee Scientific
Founded in 1906, Kewaunee
Scientific Corporation is a recognized global leader in the design,
manufacture, and installation of laboratory, healthcare, and
technical furniture products. The Company's products include steel,
wood, and laminate casework, fume hoods, adaptable modular systems,
moveable workstations, stand-alone benches, biological safety
cabinets, and epoxy resin worksurfaces and sinks.
The Company's corporate headquarters are located in Statesville, North Carolina. Direct sales
offices are located in the United
States, India, Singapore, and China. Three manufacturing facilities are
located in Statesville serving the
domestic and international markets, and one manufacturing facility
is located in Bangalore, India
serving the local and Asian markets. The Company's China headquarters and sales office are
located in Shanghai, China.
Kewaunee Scientific's website is located at
http://www.kewaunee.com.
This press release contains statements that the Company
believes to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements other than statements of historical fact included in
this press release, including statements regarding the Company's
future financial condition, results of operations, business
operations and business prospects, are forward-looking statements.
Words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project,"
"intend," "plan," "predict," "believe" and similar words,
expressions and variations of these words and expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. All
forward-looking statements are subject to important factors, risks,
uncertainties and assumptions, including industry and economic
conditions that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those described in the forward-looking statements. Additional
information concerning these factors is contained in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
document. The Company assumes no obligation, and expressly
disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
Contact:
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Thomas D. Hull
III
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704/871-3290
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