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Kennametal Names Dawne Hickton and Richard Harshman to its Board of Directors

  • Kennametal Inc. elected Dawne S. Hickton & Richard J. Harshman to its Board of Directors effective immediately.
  • Hickton currently serves as Chair, CEO & lead investor of Cumberland Additive Inc., an additive manufacturing business for the aerospace, defense & space sectors.
  • Harshman is the former Chairman, President & CEO of ATI Inc. & currently serves on the boards of two other publicly traded companies.
  • Kennametal President & CEO Sanjay Chowbey stated their expertise in industrial, materials, aerospace & defense markets will strengthen the Board.
  • Outgoing Chairman William M. Lambert highlighted their proven record leading complex global businesses & their alignment with Kennametal's governance & manufacturing needs.
  • Hickton previously served as Executive Vice President of Jacobs & President of Critical Mission Solutions, & earlier as CEO of RTI International Metals before its 2015 acquisition by Alcoa.
  • Hickton currently serves on the boards of Commercial Metals Company & Elevra Lithium, & previously chaired the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
  • Harshman spent over four decades at ATI Inc., serving as Chairman, President & CEO from May 2011 to December 2018.
  • Harshman currently chairs the Audit Committee at PNC Financial Services Group Inc. & the Audit & Risk Committee at Ameren Corporation.
  • Kennametal reported $2.4 billion in revenues for fiscal 2026 & employs approximately 8,100 people across nearly 100 countries.