AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ), the leading independent provider of hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions, today announced the appointment of Aaron Schapper, age 52, and Charles “Chuck” Treadway, age 60, to serve as new members of AZZ’s Board of Directors, effective April 8, 2026 which is AZZ’s first Board meeting of fiscal year 2027.
Mr. Schapper currently serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Myers Industries Inc., a manufacturer of sustainable plastic and metal products that protect the world from the ground up for consumer, vehicle, food & beverage, industrial, infrastructure, and automotive end markets. Prior to joining Myers Industries, Mr. Schapper served in various executive level leadership roles with Valmont Industries, Inc., including Group President, Agriculture and Chief Strategy Officer; Group President of Infrastructure; Group President of Utility Support Structures; Vice President and General Manager, International Irrigation and Global Engineering.
Prior to joining Valmont Industries, Mr. Schapper served as General Manager, Asia for Orbit Irrigation Products LLC. Mr. Schapper holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a B.A. in Mandarin Chinese from the University of Utah. He also holds an Executive M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Mr. Treadway currently serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Vistance Networks, Inc., formerly known as CommScope Holding Company, Inc., a global provider of intelligent network solutions for access networks and purpose-driven enterprise networks. Prior to joining Vistance, Mr. Treadway served as Chief Executive Officer of Accudyne Industries.
Prior to Accudyne Industries, Mr. Treadway held a number of executive level leadership positions with Thomas & Betts Corporation, including President and Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Group President of Electrical. Mr. Treadway has also served in various senior leadership roles with ABB, Schneider Electric S.A., Prettl International and Yale Security. Mr. Treadway holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Louisiana, a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
Additionally, on February 28, 2026, Mr. Dan Feehan announced his retirement from his position as Chairman of AZZ’s Board of Directors and was succeeded by Mr. Dan Berce. Mr. Feehan will continue to serve as a Board member of AZZ and as a member of the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee until the expiration of his current term in July 2026.
With the appointments of Messrs. Schapper and Treadway, and Mr. Feehan announcing his retirement at the end of his term in July 2026, the Company’s Board will be comprised of eight members, with seven being independent, and four being added to the Board within the last five years.
Mr. Berce commented, “Dan has served the shareholders of AZZ with honor and distinction throughout his 26-year tenure on the Board, including seven years as Chairman. We thank him for his exemplary Board leadership and dedicated service to the Company and its shareholders.”
Mr. Berce further noted, “We are pleased Aaron and Chuck have agreed to join AZZ’s Board of Directors, both candidates bring significant experience and diverse backgrounds that will add additional depth and diversity to the Board’s broad scope of professional expertise, including strategic revenue growth, M&A and ESG. Their appointments represent another meaningful step in our ongoing board refreshment initiatives. These two appointments were the result of a comprehensive search conducted by the Board, with the assistance of a leading independent search firm, as part of the Board’s commitment to regular and smooth board succession planning.”
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