Flanders Names Tom Justice Chief Operating Officer
WASHINGTON, NC, Jul 14 (MARKET WIRE) --
Flanders Corporation (NASDAQ: FLDR) has appointed industry veteran Tom
Justice, 56, as its new Chief Operating Officer.
Harry Smith, CEO and Chairman of the Board, stated, "We are very pleased
to have Tom join Flanders. A 28-year veteran of the air filtration
industry, Tom brings tremendous experience in operations management and
product development. He will play an integral role in our efforts to grow
revenue and improve profitability, strengthening our ability to achieve
operational excellence and to develop innovative new products."
A leader in the air filtration industry, Justice serves on several
industry related technical committees, including the Underwriters Lab
Standards Technical Panel for UL 900. He is also a member of ASHRAE, NAFA
and the American Filtration Society.
Justice most recently served as Senior Applications Engineer in the
Engineered Products Division of Johns Manville. Prior to joining Johns
Manville in December 2007, he consulted with various companies in the air
filtration industry, including Flanders, after having served 24 years at
Purolator (later Clarcor Air Filtration) in several roles including plant
manager, Director of Engineering and VP of Operations. Justice earned his
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from N.C. State University.
About Flanders
Flanders is a leading air filtration products manufacturer. Flanders'
products are utilized by many industries, including those associated with
commercial and residential heating, ventilation and air conditioning
systems, semiconductor manufacturing, ultra-pure materials, biotechnology,
pharmaceuticals, synthetics, nuclear power and nuclear materials
processing. For further information on Flanders and its products, visit
its web site at http://www.flanderscorp.com/ or contact Kirsten Chapman or
Tim Dien at (415) 433-3777.
Safe Harbor Statement
The statements made in this press release regarding Flanders (1) growing
revenue, (2) improving profitability, (3) achieving operational excellence
and (4) developing innovative new products are based on the current
expectations and beliefs of the management of Flanders and are subject to
a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements.. For a more detailed discussion of risk factors that may
affect Flanders' operations, please refer to the Company's Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2008 and the Form 10-Q for the period ended
March 31, 2009. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date on which such statements are made, and the Company undertakes no
obligation to update such forward-looking statements, except as required
by law.
Company Contact:
John Oakley
CFO
Flanders Corporation
(252) 946-8081
Investor Relations Contacts:
Lippert / Heilshorn & Associates
Kirsten Chapman/ Tim Dien
Email Contact
(415) 433-3777
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