Former Premier Bank President, John Morton, Joins Barry-Wehmiller Board
ST. LOUIS - June 6, 2007 - Robert H. Chapman, chairman and CEO of Barry-Wehmiller
Companies, Inc., is pleased to announce the appointment of John Morton III to the Barry-Wehmiller board of directors. With more than three decades of leadership in the banking and investment services industry, Morton's unique expertise will further strengthen the talent and diversity within this team of distinguished professionals.
"We have a long tradition of seeking out individuals with relevant experience in the global business community to provide their dedication and insight to support the continued growth of the Barry-Wehmiller organization," Chapman stated.
"As a privately held company, we are very proud to have a legal board of this caliber and to welcome John to our team."
Prior to retiring in September 2005, Morton was president of Premier Bank, where he directed a national network of 2,100 client managers deployed in more than 790 financial centers throughout the country's most affluent markets. Under his leadership, Premier Bank more than doubled its client and employee base, while earning the highest client satisfaction and employee satisfaction scores of any line of business in Bank of America. Prior to Bank of America's purchase of Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc., Morton was chairman, CEO and president of Boatmen's National Bank of St. Louis.
"I was honored to be offered a position on the Barry-Wehmiller board of directors, and I accepted because I knew I would be passionate about fulfilling my responsibilities," Morton said. "The unique and dynamic culture articulated by Barry-Wehmiller's 'Living Legacy of Leadership' is by far the company's most distinguishing factor. This journey is bringing to life the full potential of the entire company and enabling it to outperform the manufacturing industry by a wide margin."
Morton has served on the board of directors of numerous corporations and non-profit
organizations in Baltimore, Washington D.C., Kansas City and St. Louis. He holds a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA from Harvard University. He also served in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant aboard the nuclear submarine USS George Washington Carver.
Barry-Wehmiller Board of Directors
Frederick W. "Rick" Baer, former president and CEO of Paper Converting Machine Company;
Richard F. Ford, former president of Centerre Bank and Centerre Bancorporation of St. Louis; Brian W. Hotarek, president and CEO of BI-LO Holdings, LLC; Robert J. Lanigan, chairman emeritus of Owens-Illinois; James W. Lawson, vice president and CFO of Barry-Wehmiller; William D. Smithburg, former chairman and CEO of The Quaker Oats Company; Louis F. Umsted, president of Umsted Investments; W.W. "Chet" Walker, former managing partner of Bank of America Capital Investors; William F. Ward, Jr., former chairman and CEO of Ward Machinery Company; and Marjorie E. Abernathy, Chapman's mother.
ABOUT BARRY-WEHMILLER
Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. is a world leading supplier of packaging, corrugating and paper converting technology, as well as engineering consulting services, across a broad spectrum of industries. Barry-Wehmiller's balanced and diversified approach to the market is made possible through 11 interactive divisions: Accraply, a leading manufacturer of automatic labeling systems; Barry-Wehmiller Company, manufacturing bottle washers and pasteurizers for more than 120 years; Barry-Wehmiller International
Resources, a pioneer in the creation, development, and integration of advanced information technology and engineering solutions; Central Bottling International (CBI), specializing in quality industrial manufacturing equipment and services for the food, beverage, and packaging industries worldwide; Design Group, a premier supplier of manufacturing automation and engineering consulting services; FleetwoodGoldcoWyard, a leading producer of advanced conveyance technology and material handling
equipment; HayssenSandiacre, a form/fill/seal technologies and services leader for more than 100 years; MarquipWardUnited, a leading manufacturer of equipment for the corrugated and folded carton industries; Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), providing advanced converting, printing, and packaging technologies for the tissue, nonwovens, and flexible packaging industries since 1919; Pneumatic Scale, a
global provider for can seaming, capping, centrifugation, dry filling, labeling, and liquid filling; and Thiele Technologies, a leading supplier of cartoning, case packing, bagging, and palletizing equipment.
For additional information, please contact:
Kim Hutton
Director of Corporate Communications
314-862-8000
Barry-Wehmiller
Companies, Inc.
8020 Forsyth Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63105 USA
Phone: (314) 862-8000
Fax: (314) 862-8858
E-mail: kim.hutton@barry-wehmiller.com
Web Site: www.barry-wehmiller.com
