Apogee Enterprises, Inc. Elects New Board Member

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. announced today that it has elected Bernard P. Aldrich to its Board of Directors.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: APOG) announced today that it has elected Bernard P. Aldrich to its Board of Directors. Bernard Aldrich is President and Chief Executive Officer of Rimage Corporation, a Minneapolis-based producer of software and hardware products used primarily in the CD recordable market.

"Bernie Aldrich is a wonderful fit for our Board," said Russell Huffer, Apogee's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "He's a highly experienced CEO with a tremendous track record in running high-tech businesses. Bernie has also been involved in several successful turnarounds as well. Apogee is fostering the development of high-tech products and businesses, and we look forward to tapping Bernie's expertise on a very broad spectrum."

Before joining Rimage in 1997, Aldrich was the President of three companies within the Activar, Inc. group during a two-year period, and President of Colwell Industries for three years prior to that. Aldrich also worked for 20 years at Advance Machine Company, where he served in a number of high-level positions, including Chief Financial Officer, General Manager, and Vice President International.

Aldrich graduated from St. Cloud University with a B.S. in Accounting, and later received an MBA degree from the University of St. Thomas. In addition to Rimage Corporation, he is on the boards of Bermo, Inc. and Midwest Automation. He also serves on the Advisory Board of St. Thomas Graduate School of Business. Aldrich lives in the Minneapolis area with his family.

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. is a world leader in technologies involving the design and development of value-added glass products, services and systems. Organized in two business segments, the Glass Technologies businesses are leaders primarily in architectural glass and high-end glass coatings for the electronics markets, while the Glass Services businesses are leaders in replacement auto glass and building glass services. Headquartered in Minneapolis, the company's stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol APOG.

SOURCE Apogee Enterprises, Inc.