Astec Industries, Inc. Appoints Mary L. Howell to Board of Directors and Member of its Audit Committee, Effective Immediately
March 01, 2019 at 07:15 am EST
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Astec Industries, Inc. announced that Mary L. Howell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Howell Strategy Group, has been appointed to the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ms. Howell will join the class of directors standing for election at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and will serve as a member of the Audit Committee. With Ms. Howell’s appointment, Astec’s Board has been expanded and is now composed of ten highly qualified and experienced directors, all of whom are independent. Ms. Howell currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Howell Strategy Group, an international consulting firm.
Astec Industries, Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and equipment and components used primarily in asphalt and concrete road building and related construction activities. Its Infrastructure Solutions segment designs, engineers, manufactures and markets a complete line of asphalt and concrete plants, components and ancillary equipment, and asphalt road construction equipment, industrial thermal systems, land clearing, recycling and other heavy equipment. Its Materials Solutions segment designs and manufactures heavy rock processing equipment, in addition to servicing and supplying parts for the aggregate, mining, recycling, ports and bulk handling markets. The Company's products are marketed both domestically and internationally primarily to asphalt producers; highway and heavy equipment contractors; utility contractors; sand and gravel producers; construction, demolition, recycle and crushing contractors; forestry and environmental recycling contractors, and others.