20 May 2009

David Durstine has been named Vice President of Marketing at Akron Brass
New appointee appointed to marketing role

Akron Brass announced today that David Durstine has been appointed to Vice President of Marketing. Durstine will be responsible for leading the marketing group of customer service, technical support, product line management as well as advertising and communication. Joining the company in 2001, Durstine most recently served as Director of Municipal Sales. To continue the focus on customer support, Jeff Benson and Jason Riggenbach have been appointed to global product line managers; while Randy Tharp and Phil Hodgdon will add to technical support.

Rick Singer, Vice President of North American Sales, will assume responsibilities for municipal sales in addition to his current responsibilities with Industrial and Canada.

Steve Robertson, Director of Canadian Sales, will continue to lead sales efforts with a team strategically located throughout the country.