Lakeland Industries, Inc. Announces Executive Changes, Effective February 1, 2020; to Close Its Principal Executive Offices, Effective February 1, 2020
January 29, 2020 at 09:03 am EST
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Lakeland Industries, Inc. announced that effective February 1, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company promoted Charles D. Roberson, the Company Chief Operating Officer, to the positions of Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary of the Company. Mr. Roberson will succeed Christopher J. Ryan who will retire as Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary of the Company, effective February 1, 2020. Mr. Ryan will continue to serve the Company as a Director and as Executive Chairman of the Board, an employee position. In his role as Executive Chairman of the Board. Mr. Roberson, age 57, has served as Chief Operating Officer since July 2018 and will continue in that role until January 31, 2020, and Senior Vice President, International Sales from March 2009 to July 2018. In addition, effective February 1, 2020, (a) A. John Krefts position as Chairman of the Board will convert to that of Lead Independent Director, (b) the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors of the Company will be increased from five to six and (c) Mr. Roberson is designated to fill the vacancy created thereby, as a Class II director (term expiring in 2021).
Effective February 1, 2020, the company will close its principal executive offices located at 3555 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite C, Ronkonkoma, New York 11779-7410, and the company's offices located at 202 Pride Lane SW, Decatur, Alabama, 35603 will become its principal executive offices.
Lakeland Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells a line of industrial protective clothing and accessories for the industrial and public protective clothing market. Its product categories include firefighter protective apparel and accessories, high-end chemical protective suits, limited use/disposable protective clothing, durable woven garments, high visibility clothing and gloves and sleeves. Its products are sold globally by its in-house sales teams, its customer service group, and authorized independent sales representatives to a network of over 2,000 safety and industrial supply distributors. Its authorized distributors supply end users, such as integrated oil, chemical/petrochemical, automobile, transportation, steel, glass, construction, smelting, cleanroom, janitorial, pharmaceutical and high technology electronics manufacturers and scientific, medical laboratories and the utilities industry. It offers structural firefighting, wildland firefighting and technical rescue helmets.
Lakeland Industries, Inc. Announces Executive Changes, Effective February 1, 2020; to Close Its Principal Executive Offices, Effective February 1, 2020