NEWMARKET, Ontario, Aug. 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AirBoss of America Corp. (TSX: BOS) (the "Company" or "AirBoss") today announced that it has appointed Ms. Anita Antenucci to its Board of Directors effective August 13, 2019.
“Anita brings a wealth of both defense business and capital markets experience to her new role and we are delighted to welcome her to the AirBoss board,” said Mr. Gren Schoch, Chairman and CEO of AirBoss of America Corp. “Her fresh perspective and specific expertise will be invaluable as we work to complete, and then leverage, the previously announced transaction that will create the AirBoss Defense Group. We expect the enhanced scale and capabilities of the new entity will provide a strong platform to act on array of strategic opportunities in the future and that Anita will play an important role in helping us identify and advance new defense industry initiatives going forward.”
Ms. Antenucci is a Senior Managing Director with Houlihan Lokey Inc., a leading global investment bank, where she currently leads the Aerospace, Defense and Government practice. Based in Washington, D.C., Ms. Antenucci has more than 25 years of investment banking experience, spanning M&A, financing and valuation mandates. Over her career she has worked with a range of groups, from entrepreneurs and small cap companies to Fortune 500 constituents and large internationals, including completing assignments for several leading aerospace/defense contractors. Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey in 2002, she was a Co-President and Managing Director with Quarterdeck Investment Partners Inc., a boutique M&A advisor to the aerospace, defense and government services industries. Ms. Antenucci holds degrees from the School of Advanced International Studies of the John Hopkins University and from Northwestern University, and she studied at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris, France.
AirBoss of America Corp.
AirBoss of America Corp. is a group of complementary businesses using compounding technology and engineering expertise to create value for its customers. With a capacity to process over 450 million turn pounds of rubber annually, AirBoss Rubber Solutions is one of North America’s largest custom rubber compounding companies and a leading supplier of essential calendered and extruded products for a broad range of applications. AirBoss Engineered Products is a world leader in the supply of life saving products for the military and a leading supplier of innovative anti-vibration solutions to the North American automotive market. The Company’s shares trade on the TSX under the symbol BOS. Visit www.airbossofamerica.com.
Contact: Chris Bitsakakis, President or Gren Schoch, Chairman and CEO at 905-751-1188.
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