Bill Higgins to Become Chairman of the Board of CIRCOR International, Inc.
09 December 2008 - 3:11AM
PR Newswire (US)
BURLINGTON, Mass., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CIRCOR
International, Inc. (NYSE:CIR) today announced that A. William
("Bill") Higgins has been elected to succeed David A. Bloss, Sr. as
Chairman of the Board upon Mr. Bloss' retirement from the Board.
Mr. Bloss has announced his intention to retire from the Board at
the conclusion of the Board's February 2009 meetings. Mr. Higgins
has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
since March 2008 and, previous to that, as Chief Operating Officer
since joining the Company in January 2005. Commenting on his
elevation to the Chairmanship position, Mr. Higgins stated, "I am
honored by the trust that the Board has placed in me and view this
opportunity as an affirmation by the Board of our strategic vision
and of our management team's commitment to operational excellence
and continuous improvement that will drive increased stakeholder
value." CIRCOR International, Inc. is a leading provider of valves
and other highly engineered products that allow customers around
the world to use fluid safely and efficiently in the
instrumentation, fluid regulation, aerospace and energy markets.
CIRCOR's executive headquarters is located at 25 Corporate Drive,
Burlington, MA 01803. The Company can be found on the World Wide
Web at http://www.circor.com/. DATASOURCE: CIRCOR International,
Inc. CONTACT: Frederic M. Burditt, Chief Financial Officer of
CIRCOR International, Inc., +1-781-270-1200 Web Site:
http://www.circor.com/
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