AZZ incorporated Announces Executive Management Change

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AZZ incorporated (NYSE: AZZ) ("AZZ") today announced that it has terminated the employment of Ashok Kolady as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Energy Segment, effective immediately.  Mr. Tom Ferguson, President and Chief Executive Officer of AZZ, will assume responsibility for the management of the day to day operations of the Energy Segment through the remainder of AZZ's current fiscal year. AZZ's management team and the Board of Directors will subsequently evaluate appointing another individual to serve as Senior Vice President of this Segment.

Tom Ferguson, President and Chief Executive Officer of AZZ, said "We are making an executive leadership change in our Energy Segment.  I thank Ashok for the past 7 years of service to the company, and I believe he has contributed significantly to what AZZ has become, and wish him well in his future endeavors."

"My desire is to grow the Energy Segment and its platforms more aggressively," Mr. Ferguson continued.  "Given the relevance of my past experience to this segment, I am excited about the opportunity to get more personally involved in our Energy Segment platforms and to lead, coach and mentor this leadership team.  My intent is to focus on the build-out of a world class sales organization, accelerating the international expansion programs, and increasing the emphasis on innovation and development.  I believe strongly we have a great company full of dedicated, hard-working people that have the potential to take our business to another level and create even more opportunities for growth and personal development."

AZZ incorporated is a global provider of specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services to the power generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial markets as well as a leading provider of hot dip galvanizing services to the North American steel fabrication market.

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