On April 5, 2017, the Board of Directors of Real Industry, Inc. appointed Kyle Ross as Chief Executive Officer and President of the company, effective immediately. Since August 19, 2016, Mr. Ross had served as President, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer. Concurrent with this appointment, the Board also appointed Mr. Ross as a member of the Board.

Mr. Ross will join the Board's Operations/Lean Six Sigma Committee. Prior to his service as Interim Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ross, served as the Executive Vice President of the Company since June 2010, as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company since March 2011, and as Secretary of the Company since May 2015. The company also announced that Mr. Philip Tinkler has decided not to seek re-election as a member of the Board due to increased professional commitments.

Mr. Tinkler has served on the Board since August 2012, and currently serves as Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee and on the Audit Committee. To succeed Mr. Tinkler, the Board has nominated Mr. Joseph McIntosh for election by the stockholders at its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.