Park Electrochemical Corp. Announces Appointment of Manuel Gonzalez as President of Park's Neltec Europe Business Unit

Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE:PKE) announced the appointment of Manuel Gonzalez as President of Neltec Europe SAS, Park’s high-technology printed circuit materials business unit in Mirebeau, France. Mr. Gonzalez, who is fluent in English as well as his native French, received a degree in Chemistry from the Lyon School of Chemistry (E.S.C.I.L.) in 1981. Until his current appointment, he had been Manufacturing Director of Neltec Europe SAS since May 2007 and Quality Manager from 1989, when he joined Neltec Europe, until May 2007. Prior to joining Neltec, Mr. Gonzalez held several technical and managerial posts of increasing responsibility with the Fasson Company, a subsidiary of Avery International, in Grenoble, France. Brian Shore, Park’s President and CEO, said, "We are very pleased that Manuel Gonzalez is stepping up to be the leader of our Neltec Europe circuit materials business unit in Mirebeau, and we are all looking forward to working with Manuel in his new capacity! Congratulations, Manuel!” Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials principally for the telecommunications and internet infrastructure and high-end computing markets and advanced composite materials, structures and components principally for the aerospace markets. Park’s core capabilities are in the areas of polymer chemistry formulation, coating technology and advanced composite structures and component design and fabrication. The Company’s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China, France, Connecticut, New York, Kansas (under construction), Arizona, California and Washington. Additional corporate information is available on the Company’s website at www.parkelectro.com.