FORT
WORTH, Texas, June 3, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ), the leading
independent provider of hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating
solutions in North America, is
pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jason Crawford as Chief Financial Officer. In
conjunction with Mr. Crawford's appointment, Mr. Philip Schlom will remain with the Company in a
consulting role to ensure the smooth transition of all his job
responsibilities to Mr. Crawford.
Mr. Crawford earned his Master of Business Administration from
Washington University in St. Louis and his Bachelor of Arts in
Accounting from the University of Abertay, Scotland, and has more than 20 years of
progressive experience in senior-level accounting and finance
roles, with a record of success in merger and acquisition
transactions. Mr. Crawford began his career at CTS corporation in
1995, advancing to accounting leadership roles before joining
Boston Scientific in 2006 for six years. In 2012, Mr. Crawford
joined Precoat Metals/Sequa Corporation and has held various
finance leadership positions and was Precoat Metals CFO prior to
AZZ's acquisition and then integration of Precoat Metals in
2022.
Tom Ferguson, Chief Executive
Officer of AZZ, said "We are pleased to have Jason Crawford as AZZ's Chief Financial Officer.
His strong leadership and finance acumen, as well as his
institutional knowledge of Precoat Metals, reinforces the Company's
finance continuity and bench strength in this key role. Promoting
Jason into this role underpins our career development culture
inside AZZ."
About AZZ Inc.
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differ materially from actual results. Certain factors could affect
the outcome of the matters described herein. This press release may
contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties including, but not limited to, changes in customer
demand for our products and services, including demand by the
construction markets, the industrial markets, and the metal
coatings markets. We could also experience additional increases in
labor costs, components and raw materials including zinc and
natural gas, which are used in our hot-dip galvanizing process;
supply-chain vendor delays; customer requested delays of our
products or services; delays in additional acquisition
opportunities; an increase in our debt leverage and/or interest
rates on our debt, of which a significant portion is tied to
variable interest rates; availability of experienced management and
employees to implement AZZ's growth strategy; a downturn in market
conditions in any industry relating to the products we inventory or
sell or the services that we provide; economic volatility,
including a prolonged economic downturn or macroeconomic conditions
such as inflation or changes in the political stability in
the United States and other
foreign markets in which we operate; acts of war or terrorism
inside the United States or
abroad; and other changes in economic and financial conditions. AZZ
has provided additional information regarding risks associated with
the business, including in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors, in AZZ's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024, and other filings with the
SEC, available for viewing on AZZ's website at www.azz.com and on
the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. You are urged to consider
these factors carefully when evaluating the forward-looking
statements herein and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
such forward-looking statements, which are qualified in their
entirety by this cautionary statement. These statements are based
on information as of the date hereof and AZZ assumes no obligation
to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information, future events, or otherwise.
Investor Relations and Company Contact:
David Nark,
Senior Vice President of Marketing, Communications, and Investor
Relations
AZZ Inc.
(817) 810-0095
www.azz.com
Investor Contact:
Sandy
Martin / Phillip Kupper
Three Part Advisors
(214) 616-2207
www.threepa.com
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