WEST WARWICK, RI, Aug 24, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via
COMTEX) -- Astro-Med, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALOT) announced that Mitchell I.
Quain has been elected to its Board of Directors.
Mr. Quain, 59, is a partner in One Equity Partners, a private equity
firm. A Chartered Financial Analyst and financial expert, he is
presently Chairman of MagneTek, Inc. and serves on the Board of
Directors of Handy & Harman Ltd., Titan International, Inc. and
Hardinge, Inc. Mr. Quain is also Chairman Emeritus of the Board of
Overseers of The University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and
Applied Sciences, has served for 10 years on Penn's Board of Trustees,
and is on the Board and Executive Committee of Penn Medicine. Mr. Quain
is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Curry College, in Milton,
MA.
Previously, he was Executive Chairman of the Board of Register.com
and served on the Boards of publicly traded DeCrane Aircraft Holdings,
Inc., HEICO Corporation and Mechanical Dynamics, Inc.
"We are very pleased to welcome Mitch to the Astro-Med Board," said
Everett V. Pizzuti, President and Chief Executive Officer. "His
extensive experience in a broad range of industries and corporate
governance will bring an important new perspective to the Board."
About Astro-Med, Inc.
Astro-Med, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of specialty high tech
printing systems, electronic medical instrumentation, and test and
measurement data acquisition systems. Astro-Med, Inc. products are sold
under the brand names Astro-Med(R), Grass(R) Technologies, and
QuickLabel(R) Systems, and are employed around the world in a wide range
of aerospace, medical, military, industrial, and packaging
applications. Astro-Med, Inc. is a member of the Russell Microcap(R)
Index. Additional information is available by visiting www.Astro-MedInc.com.
Safe Harbor Statement This news release contains forward-looking
statements, and actual results may vary from those expressed or implied
herein. Factors that could affect these results include those mentioned
in Astro-Med's FY2011 Annual Report and its annual and quarterly filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact:
Everett V. Pizzuti
CEO
Joseph P. O'Connell
CFO
Tel: 800-343-4039
www.Astro-MedInc.com
SOURCE: Astro-Med, Inc.
http://www.astro-medinc.com/