Atkore International Names A. Mark Zeffiro to Board of Directors

HARVEY, Ill., April 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Atkore International Group Inc. ("Atkore") today announced the election of A. Mark Zeffiro, group president of Cequent at TriMas Corporation, as an independent member of Atkore's board of directors, effective immediately.  Additionally, Mr. Zeffiro assumes responsibilities as the Audit Committee chairperson.

"Mark's breadth of financial, operational and business leadership experience adds relevant expertise and insight to our board," noted Phillip Knisely, chairman of Atkore. "I look forward to his contributions as we continue to strengthen Atkore's leadership presence in the industry."

John Williamson, president and CEO of Atkore International added, "We're pleased to have Mark as a part of our team. His experience in several diverse industries, as a member of very strong teams, has resulted in a strong business acumen that will be of tremendous value as we continue to enhance our leadership position in the markets we serve."

For the past seven years, Mr. Zeffiro has held executive roles at TriMas Corporation, a $1.5B diversified global manufacturer of engineered and applied products for commercial, industrial and consumer markets. Earlier this year, Mr. Zeffiro was named group president of Cequent, a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of custom-engineered towing, trailer and cargo management products, and other accessories for light trucks, sport utility vehicles, recreation vehicles, passenger cars and trailers of all types.  TriMas Corporation is pursuing a tax-free spin-off of 100% of its Cequent businesses into a new stand-alone, publicly traded company.  The spin-off, to be named Horizon Global, is targeted to be complete in mid-2015, at which point Mr. Zeffiro will be president and chief executive officer.

Mr. Zeffiro joined TriMas as the chief financial officer with responsibility for investor relations, financial planning, external reporting, business analysis, treasury, tax and corporate capital as well as the organization's systems and technology.  Prior to TriMas, Mr. Zeffiro spent four years at Black and Decker Corporation as vice president of Finance for Global Consumer Products Group and vice president of Finance for the U.S. Consumer Products Group.  Mr. Zeffiro began his career at General Electric Company, where he spent 15 years in roles of progressive responsibility, culminating in the position of chief financial officer of the Americas and Global Imaging Equipment division within the GE Medical Systems Group.

Mr. Zeffiro earned a Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Analytics from Bentley College.

About Atkore International
Atkore International Inc. delivers a unique portfolio of integrated electrical raceway solutions that deploy, isolate and protect a structure's electrical circuitry from curb to outlet.  With 3,400 employees and 39 manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide, we meet our customers' needs by providing unmatched quality, delivery and value across a robust product line that includes steel, PVC and aluminum conduit, armored cable and flexible conduits, metal framing, wire baskets, cable trays and other complementary products including fittings and mechanical, fence and sprinkler pipe.  With its headquarters in Harvey, Illinois, Atkore International is owned by the private equity firm of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC. To learn more please visit www.atkore.com.

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