The Gorman-Rupp Company announced that at the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of The Gorman-Rupp Company held April 27, 2023, Charmaine R. Riggins was elected to the Board of Directors. and was named CEO in January 2022. Prior to joining Loparex, Ms. Riggins was employed by LORD Corporation, a Parker Hannifin Company subsidiary, from 1995 to 2021, in various executive business management, technology, finance, sales, operations, customer engagement, business development, strategy, marketing, human resources and compliance roles.

Ms. Riggins will join both the Compensation Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committees of the Board of Directors. Also as previously announced, Rick R. Taylor notified the Company this past January that he would not stand for re-election as a Director at the Company?s 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Taylor has served as a Director of the Company since 2003.