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Koppers Elects New Director
Jan. 7, 1999, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Koppers
announced today that Robert Cizik has joined its Board of Directors,
effective January 1, 1999.
Robert Cizik is the former President,
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Cooper Industries,
Inc. After joining
Cooper Industries in 1961, he served in various positions before
being named Chairman in 1983. He retired from Cooper Industries
in April of 1996.
"We are delighted to have an individual with the talent, experience
and impressive credentials of Mr. Cizik join Koppers Board",
said Koppers Board Chairman Robert K. Wagner. "Mr. Cizik brings
vast operating, senior executive, and Board level experiences with
him to Koppers."
Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Mr. Cizik
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University
of Connecticut and an
MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
In 1983, he was awarded an honorary LL.D from Kenyon College.
Mr. Cizik is Non-executive Chairman of Stanadyne Automotive. He
also
serves as a Director of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Harris
Corporation, and Temple-Inland, Inc., and an Advisory Director
of Wingate Partners. Importantly, Mr. Cizik is a Director and
former Chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers.
An active
participant in local civic and national organizations, Mr. Cizik
is a director of the University of Texas-Houston Health
Science Center Development Board. He is a member of the Board
of Trustees and National Advisory Council of the Texas Heart Institute,
and has served as a trustee of the United Way of the Texas Gulf
Coast where he was the 1994-95 Campaign Chairman. He has received
numerous awards as an outstanding chief executive officer and
as
a leader in business support of the arts. Koppers, based in Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania, is a leading integrated producer of carbon compounds,
chemicals, and treated wood products
for use in a variety of markets including the chemical, railroad,
utility, wood preserving, rubber, aluminum, and steel industries.
Koppers operates 21 domestic and 14 Australian and Pacific Rim
facilities and serves European markets through its Tarconord
joint venture in Denmark. On a combined basis, 1998 sales were
approximately
$700 million. The company's stock is held by a large number of
management investors and by majority equity owner Saratoga Partners
of New York City.
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