Haynes International, Inc. Announces Election of N

KOKOMO, Ind., July 05, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Haynes International, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAYN ), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of technologically advanced high-performance alloys (the “Company”), announced today that, effective as of July 1, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company voted to elect Dawne S. Hickton as a new member of the Board of Directors.    

Ms. Hickton is President and Founding Partner of Cumberland Highstreet Partners, Inc., a specialty metals consulting firm. She previously served as Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of RTI International Metals, Inc. from 2007 until its sale to Alcoa Corporation in 2015.  She is also a member of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, the University of Pittsburgh board of trustees, the board of the International Titanium Association, where she founded Women in Titanium, and the board of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum.  “Dawne’s leadership experience in specialty metals as well as her knowledge of our key markets will be a great benefit to Haynes, and we are excited to have her joining us,” said Michael L. Shor, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company.  Ms. Hickton is also a member of the boards of directors of Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC ), Triumph Group, Inc. (NYSE: TGI ) and Norsk Titanium AS. 

About Haynes International

Haynes International, Inc. is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of technologically advanced, nickel- and cobalt-based high-performance alloys, primarily for use in the aerospace, chemical processing and land-based gas turbine industries.

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The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and projections about future events.  Although the Company believes that the assumptions on which the forward-looking statements contained herein are based are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate. As a result, the forward-looking statements based upon those assumptions also could be incorrect.  Risks and uncertainties, some of which are discussed in Item 1A. of Part 1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016, may affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements.

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Contact: Daniel W. Maudlin Vice President - Chief Financial Officer Haynes International, Inc. 765-456-6102