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Posted 25 June, 2021

FOSTER L B CO appointed Mr. John F. Kasel as new CEO

Nasdaq:FSTR appointed new Chief Executive Officer Mr. John F. Kasel in a 8-K filed on 25 June, 2021.


  On June 23, 2021, the Board approved the appointment of Mr. John F. Kasel to serve as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, each effective on the Effective Date, and until a successor has been selected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation, or removal.  

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Overview of FOSTER L B CO
Real Estate/Construction • Building Materials/Products
L.B. Foster Co. engages in providing products and services for the rail industry and solutions to support infrastructure projects. It operates through the following segments: Rail Technologies & Services, Precast and Steel Products & Measurement. The Rail Technologies & Services segment consists of manufacturing and distribution businesses that provide products and services for freight and passenger railroads and industrial companies. The Precast Concrete Products segment involves manufacturing, distribution, and service businesses that provide products and services for the transportation, energy, and general infrastructure markets in North America. The Steel Products and Measurement segment designs, manufactures, and supplies steel bridge products to contractors performing installation and repair work to North American transportation infrastructure network. The company was founded by Lee B. Foster in 1902 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.
Market Cap
$241M
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Relevant filing section
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers


On June 21, 2021, L.B. Foster Company (the "Company") and Mr. Robert P. Bauer, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, as part of the Company's succession plan, determined he would resign his positions as President, Chief Executive Officer, and as a member of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") effective July 21, 2021 (the "Effective Date"), and assume the role of senior advisor to the Chief Executive Officer on that date, after which he intends to retire from employment with the Company on December 31, 2021.


On June 23, 2021, the Board approved the appointment of Mr. John F. Kasel to serve as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, each effective on the Effective Date, and until a successor has been selected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation, or removal. As President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kasel will retain the duties of Chief Operating Officer.


Mr. Kasel, age 56, joined the Company in 2003 as Vice President - Operations and Manufacturing and served in roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since December 2019; Senior Vice President - Rail & Construction from 2017 to December 2019; Senior Vice President - Rail Products & Services from 2012 to 2017; Senior Vice President - Operations and Manufacturing from 2005 to 2012; and Vice President - Operations and Manufacturing from 2003 to 2005.


Lee B. Foster II, Chairman of the Board of the Company, commented, "The appointment of John Kasel and the retirement of Bob Bauer represent the culmination of the Company's chief executive officer succession plan. Mr. Kasel has been with the Company for 18 years and has served as Chief Operating Officer since 2019. The Board is confident that Mr. Kasel's deep experience and strategic vision, honed by his completion of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University Business School in October 2019, will help guide the Company on its path to increasing shareholder value and puts him in a uniquely qualified position to contribute to the Board as the Company's chief executive. We are also grateful to Mr. Bauer for his many contributions for the past nine years and for his willingness to remain in an employee advisory role for the remainder of the year to ensure a smooth and seamless transition prior to his retirement."