WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2013--
Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) announced that former U.S. Senator Scott Brown,
(R-MA), was appointed to Kadant’s board of directors at its meeting
today. This appointment was made following the retirement of Mr. Francis
L. McKone, a member of Kadant’s board of directors since 1998.
“During his time in public office, Senator Brown has gained a wealth of
experience on local, state, national and international issues and I am
pleased that he has agreed to join our board of directors,” said
Jonathan W. Painter, president and chief executive officer of Kadant
Inc. “His good judgment and pragmatic approach to solving problems will
be a strong asset to Kadant as we continue to grow our business
throughout the world.
“Senator Brown’s appointment to our board reflects our strong ties to
Massachusetts. Kadant was founded in Massachusetts, our headquarters is
in Westford and one of our principal manufacturing facilities is in
Auburn. Another former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, Paul Tsongas,
also served on our board of directors in the 1990s.”
“I am honored to have the opportunity to contribute to Kadant and learn
more about the challenges of an international business,” Senator Brown
said. “Kadant has been on the forefront of designing and manufacturing
equipment to recycle and produce paper for decades. I look forward to
sharing my knowledge and experiences and contributing to the future
direction and growth of this global leader.”
Kadant Inc. is a leading supplier to the global pulp and paper industry.
Our stock-preparation; fluid-handling; and doctoring, cleaning, and
filtration products are designed to increase efficiency and improve
quality in pulp and paper production. Many of our products, particularly
in our fluid-handling product line, are also used to optimize production
in other process industries. In addition, we produce granules from
papermaking byproducts for agricultural and lawn and garden
applications. Kadant is based in Westford, Massachusetts, with revenues
of $335 million in 2011 and 1,700 employees in 17 countries worldwide.
For more information, visit www.kadant.com.
The following constitutes a “Safe Harbor” statement under the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains
forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties, including forward-looking statements about our products
and technologies. Our actual results may differ materially from these
forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors,
including those set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in Kadant’s
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 29, 2012.
These include risks and uncertainties relating to our dependence on the
pulp and paper industry; significance of sales and operation of
manufacturing facilities in China; our ability to adjust operating costs
and manufacturing sufficiently in China to meet demand; commodity and
component price increases or shortages; international sales and
operations; competition; soundness of suppliers and customers; our
effective tax rate; future restructurings; soundness of financial
institutions; our debt obligations; restrictions in our credit
agreement; our acquisition strategy; protection of patents and
proprietary rights; failure of our information systems or breaches of
data security; fluctuations in our share price; and anti-takeover
provisions. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise.
Source: Kadant Inc.
Investor and media contact:
Kadant Inc.
Thomas M. O’Brien,
978-776-2000
