PITTSBURGH, Dec. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Kennametal
Inc. (NYSE: KMT) announced today that its board of directors has
elected Michelle R. Keating as vice
president, secretary and general counsel effective immediately.
In this role, Ms. Keating will be responsible for global legal
operations, ethics and compliance and serve as the secretary to the
company's board of directors.
Keating joined Kennametal in 2010 and previously served as
assistant general counsel and assistant secretary responsible for
the company's SEC and NYSE compliance, corporate governance, legal
director of global mergers and acquisitions, subsidiary management
and commercial contracts.
Prior to joining Kennametal, Ms. Keating served as contract
manager at WESCO Distribution. She holds a bachelor's degree from
Westminster College and her juris
doctorate from Duquesne University's
School of Law. In addition, Keating previously served as a member
of the board of directors of Kennametal India Limited.
At the forefront of advanced materials innovation for more
than 75 years, Kennametal Inc. is a global industrial technology
leader delivering productivity to customers through materials
science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across
aerospace, earthworks, energy, general engineering and
transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with
precision and efficiency. Every day over 12,000 employees are
helping customers in more than 60 countries stay competitive.
Kennametal generated nearly $2.1
billion in revenues in fiscal 2016. Learn more at
www.kennametal.com.
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