PLEASANTON, Calif.,
June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:
SSD), an industry leader in engineered structural connectors and
building solutions, today announced the Company's Board of
Directors (the "Board") has appointed Kenneth Knight as a non-employee director of the
Company, effective on June 21, 2021.
The Board has also appointed Mr. Knight to serve on its Audit and
Finance Committee.
"I am thrilled to have Mr. Knight join our Board given his
strong and extensive background in industrial manufacturing at
well-known, leading public companies," commented James Andrasick, Chair of Simpson's Board of
Directors. "Mr. Knight brings a wealth of knowledge in merger and
acquisitions, customer and innovative growth, building supply
management and domestic and international sourcing and
distribution. These attributes will be instrumental to Simpson as
it executes against various new growth opportunities as outlined by
its five-year Company ambitions."
Mr. Knight is currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer
at Invitae Corporation, a leading medical genetics company, a role
he has held since 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Knight was Vice
President, Amazon Transportation Services, at Amazon.com, Inc. from
2019 to 2020, and served as its Vice President, Global Delivery and
Fulfillment, Human Resources from 2016 to 2019. Prior to that, Mr.
Knight held management positions at General Motors Company from
2004 to 2012 and at Caterpillar Inc. from 2012 to 2016. Mr. Knight
also serves as a member of the Georgia
Tech President's Advisory Board. Mr. Knight holds a Masters
in Business Administration and Management from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology.
About Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Simpson
Manufacturing Co., Inc., headquartered in Pleasanton, California, through its
subsidiary, Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., designs, engineers and
is a leading manufacturer of wood construction products, including
connectors, truss plates, fastening systems, fasteners and
shearwalls, and concrete construction products, including
adhesives, specialty chemicals, mechanical anchors, powder actuated
tools and reinforcing fiber materials. The Company's common stock
trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SSD."
CONTACT:
Addo Investor Relations
investor.relations@strongtie.com
(310) 829-5400
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