HARRISBURG, Pa., March 14, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Worldwide industrial services and products company Harsco Corporation (NYSE:HSC) announced today that Eugene M. Truett has been appointed Vice President - Investor Relations and Credit, reporting to Harsco Chairman, President and CEO Derek C. Hathaway.
Mr. Truett has led Harsco's investor relations (IR) efforts since 1995. He is a graduate of the University of Baltimore and a member of both the National Investor Relations Institute and the Investor Relations Council of the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI. Together with his investor relations responsibilities, Mr. Truett also provides senior direction to the Company's worldwide credit management programs.
Announcing the promotion, Mr. Hathaway said, "Gene's thoroughly professional efforts on the Company's behalf have served to significantly elevate the awareness of Harsco's fundamental strengths throughout the investment community. His continued executive leadership in both investor relations and credit management will be a vital asset as we further accelerate Harsco's growing worldwide industrial services momentum."
Harsco's investor relations program has earned national recognition for the credibility, integrity and candor of its IR team; industry knowledge; responsiveness to information needs; and transparency and quality of financial reporting and disclosure. Earlier this year, the Company received "First Team" recognition in voting conducted by the Institutional Investor Research Group from among more than 300 buy-side firms, while Mr. Truett has also received individual recognition from the IR profession for the past two years in a row.
Harsco Corporation is a diversified, worldwide industrial services and engineered products company with annual sales in excess of $2.5 billion. The company's market-leading businesses provide mill services, access services, gas containment and control technologies, and engineered products and services to customers worldwide. Harsco employs 18,500 people in more than 40 countries of operation. Additional information about Harsco can be found at http://www.harsco.com.
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