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EASTON, Pa., Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Victaulic announced the appointment of Rick Bucher as Chief Executive Officer,

succeeding John F. Malloy, effective January 31, 2021. Dr. Bucher was named

President of Victaulic in April of 2020, following a June 2019 appointment as

Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Victaulic in 2009 as Vice President

of Engineering, Dr. Bucher worked for 15 years for W.L. Gore, a manufacturer of

technologically advanced composite materials. Dr. Bucher received a B.S. and

M.S. in engineering from Rice University and a Ph.D. in material science from

Virginia Tech.

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Dr. Malloy, who will remain Chairman of Victaulic's Board, commented, "Rick has

consistently demonstrated the intelligence, judgement and courage to make wise

and sometimes difficult decisions while preserving the compassion and concern

for everyone associated with Victaulic – employees, customers, shareholders and

our community. Since joining Victaulic in 2009, Rick has reinforced Victaulic's

long-standing commitment to innovation. Under his leadership Victaulic's patent

portfolio has grown substantially with the issuance of over 3,200 patents

globally while our research and development organization has doubled in size.

Since its first patent was received in 1919, Victaulic has grown to be the

world's leading producer of mechanical pipe joining solutions. Victaulic

systems are at work in more than 140 countries in diverse businesses including

oil and gas extraction and processing, chemical processing, mining, power

generation, water and wastewater treatment, military facilities, shipbuilding

and shipping, plumbing, heating, air conditioning and fire protection systems.

Last year, Victaulic celebrated its Centennial Anniversary as a family owned

company, adding close to one million square feet to the company's manufacturing

operations. These investments included a new, 400,000 square foot

state-of-the-art manufacturing center in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, as well

as investments and expansion of the company's facilities in Dalian, China;

Drezdenko, Poland; and Ontario, Canada.

For more information visit www.victaulic.com or IndustryWeek [https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3015110-1&h=1143808843&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.industryweek.com%2Foperations%2Fmedia-gallery%2F22028480%2Fthe-definition-of-durability-10-manufacturing-companies-that-have-reached-the-century-mark%2Fslideshow%3Fslide%3D10&a=IndustryWeek ].

SOURCE  Victaulic

CONTACT: Megan Longenderfer, Victaulic Corporate Communications,

megan.longenderfer@victaulic.com, (610) 559-3441