Koppers Appoints New Vice
President To Utility and Construction Products Division
Apr. 11, 2001, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Koppers
has appointed David T. Bryce as vice president of its Utility and
Construction Division. This announcement follows the March 1, 2001
reorganization of Koppers Railroad and Utility Products Division
into two separate business units: Railroad Products and Services
Division and the Utility and Construction Products Division.
Bryce
was formerly president of Atlantic Wood Industries located in Savannah,
Ga. and has more than 20 years of utility pole and
piling experience. He worked for nine years with Wheeling-Pittsburgh
Steel.
As division vice president and general manager
for Utility and Construction Products, Bryce will be responsible
for marketing,
sales and procurement of round stock. He will also supervise
management of Koppers manufacturing operations at Florence, S.C.;
Grenada,
Miss.; Gainesville, Fla.; and Logansport, La. He will report
to Walter W. Turner, president and CEO of Koppers. "
David has extensive expertise in the treated wood products industry," said
Turner. "His leadership will help us to enhance our understanding
of the needs of utility and construction companies. This will enable
Koppers to offer better service to these customers and achieve
greater profitability for the division."
Bryce is past chairman
of both the American Wood Preservers Institute and the Southern
Pressure Treaters Association. He was also a member
of the District Export Council of Savannah, Ga.
A 1969 graduate of Waynesburg College and native of Pittsburgh,
Bryce has lived in Savannah, Ga., for the last 23 years. He and
his wife Lynda have two grown children. He is an avid golfer and
fan of stock car racing.
About Koppers:
Koppers is a global integrated producer of carbon compounds and
treated wood products for use in a variety of markets including
the railroad, aluminum, chemical and steel industries. The Company
operates 22 facilities in the United States, 13 facilities in the
South Pacific (primarily Australia and New Zealand), three facilities
in the United Kingdom and one facility in Denmark. The Company
also maintains an indirect ownership interest in a facility in
the United States through its domestic joint venture KSA. Additionally,
the Company is the majority partner with Tanshan Iron & Steel
Company in a joint venture based in China. The Chinese joint venture
involves the rehabilitation and management of a carbon materials
distillation facility in Tanshan, China. This facility is expected
to be operational within the next 12 months. The Company's stock
is shared by a large number of employee investors and by majority
equity owner Saratoga Partners of New York City. | 
