Charmaine Riggins Named President of LORD Corporation Europe, Middle East, Africa Region

CARY, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LORD
Corporation, a global leader in vibration and motion control
technologies, sensing systems, adhesives and coatings, announced that
Charmaine Riggins has been named president of the company’s Europe,
Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Region.

Since joining LORD in 1995 as senior engineer for the company’s
Structural Adhesives & Coatings division, Riggins has served in
positions of increasing responsibility in the areas of technology,
marketing, finance, sales, operations, and a previous international
assignment in Europe. Prior to her new role, she served as vice
president of the EMEA region, and earlier as director
of Global Business Development, Marketing & Strategy for the Automotive,
Industrial & Electronic Assembly business at LORD.

LORD Corporation’s presence in the EMEA region has steadily grown with
additions of technical, production, and commercial staff, most recently
with the acquisition of Fly-by-Wire Systems France, a former subsidiary
of SKF. The LORD EMEA region is based in Geneva and includes
manufacturing and technology operations in France, Germany, and Italy.
LORD serves customers in the automotive, industrial and aerospace and
defense sectors, collaborating closely with design and technical
engineers and sourcing leadership through a strong presence throughout
the region.

“Charmaine brings a wealth of experience and company knowledge to our
EMEA region,” said Ed Auslander, president and CEO of LORD Corporation.
“Her strong technical background, business development skills and
operations acumen made her the perfect fit to lead our growing EMEA
region. We are confident in her ability to drive innovation and growth
in this important region.”

Riggins succeeds Joel Rood, who will continue his career at LORD as
President, Oil & Gas and Industrial Equipment.

Riggins holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from The
Ohio State University and an MBA from North Carolina State University.

About LORD Corporation

LORD Corporation is a diversified technology and manufacturing company
developing highly reliable adhesives, coatings, motion management
devices, and sensing technologies that significantly reduce risk and
improve product performance. For more than 90 years, LORD has worked in
collaboration with our customers to provide innovative oil and gas,
aerospace, defense, automotive and industrial solutions. With world
headquarters in Cary, N.C., LORD has approximately 3,100 employees in 26
countries and operates 19 manufacturing facilities and 10 R&D centers
worldwide. LORD actively promotes STEM education and many other
community engagement initiatives. For more information, visit www.lord.com.

Contacts

LORD Corporation
Will Austin, 919-259-5205
[email protected]