Apogee Enterprises, Inc. Elects New Board Member

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. announced today that they have elected J. Patrick Horner, to its Board of Directors.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ --
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: APOG) announced today that it elected on January 6, J. Patrick Horner, 49, to its Board of Directors. Mr. Horner is the President and a Board member of Management Support Technology, the lead consulting unit of Condor Technology Solutions, an information technology services company.

"Pat Horner is an excellent addition to our Board, providing a strong background of entrepreneurial success, particularly in information technology services," said Russell Huffer, Apogee's President and Chief Executive Officer. "We look forward to substantial contributions from Pat in the years ahead as we continue to foster an entrepreneurial environment at Apogee and our operations further expand their use of information technologies to gain competitive advantages."

Prior to joining Management Support Technology in 1998, Horner served in positions related to information technology services, including a five-year period as founder, President, Chief Operating Officer and Board member of Perot Systems Corporation, an information technology services company. In 1988, Horner launched Perot Systems from the start-up phase to $250 million in annual revenues in five years, with 2,000 full-time and 500 contractor professionals throughout the United States and Europe. From 1976 to 1988, he was the founder and senior manager of the Government Systems Group, the fastest growing business unit of Electronic Data Systems Corporation, which grew to $750 million in annual revenues in ten years.

Horner graduated from Baylor University in 1972 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Quantitative Analysis, and received his Master's of Administration degree from the University of Northern Colorado in 1975. He resides with his family in McLean, Virginia.

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. is a leader in the design and development of value-added glass products, services, technologies and systems for the nonresidential building, automotive and commercial markets. The company is organized into three operating segments: Glass Technologies (GT), AutoGlass (AG), and Building Products & Services (BPS). Headquartered in Minneapolis, the company's stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol APOG.

SOURCE Apogee Enterprises, Inc.