KEMET Announces New Director of Investor Relations
GREENVILLE, S.C. (July 21, 2008) - KEMET Corporation (NYSE:KEM) announced today that Mr. Dean W. Dimke, currently Director of Corporate and Marketing Communications for KEMET, will assume the additional responsibilities of Investor Relations effective immediately. His new title will be Director of Corporate and Investor Communications. Dean will continue to report to Dr. Daniel Persico, VP, Strategic Marketing & Business Development; however, he will also work very closely with Per Loof, Chief Executive Officer, and Bill Lowe, EVP & Chief Financial Officer.
"The attitude and confidence of the investment community is critical to the success and stability of the company," said Per Loof, KEMET's Chief
Executive Officer. "Dean will be the single point of contact for our
shareholders and the analysts who follow our market segment. He will be readily accessible to communicate our strategies and financial position while addressing investor questions or concerns."
Dean has a BA in Communication from the University of Louisville and has been with KEMET since May 2006. Prior to joining KEMET, Dean had 18 years of experience in communication and relationship building, with his last position being that of Chief Executive Officer for the American Red Cross, Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter.
KEMET Corporation applies world-class service and quality to deliver industry-leading, high-performance capacitance solutions to its customers
around the world. KEMET offers the world's most complete line of
surface-mount and through-hole capacitor technologies across tantalum, ceramic, film, aluminum, electrolytic, and paper dielectrics. KEMET's common stock is listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KEM.
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Contact:
Dean W. Dimke
Director of Corporate and
Investor Communications
954-766-2806
deandimke@kemet.com
