ARMSTRONG, Iowa, Nov. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Art's Way
Manufacturing Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: ARTW), a diversified,
international manufacturer and distributor of equipment serving
agricultural, research, and steel cutting needs, announces that
David A. White has been elected to
the Board of Directors effective December
1, 2016. Mr. White has been a General Partner of First
Call Services LLC, a private holding company and advisory firm
since May 2012. He serves on the
boards of directors and chairs the audit committee for Ag Growth
International Inc., a Toronto Stock Exchange farm equipment
manufacturer, and Sunrise Transportation Holdings LLC, a
privately-held US company. Mr. White has extensive operation and
financial management experience with large manufacturing and
service businesses. Mr. White has been a Canadian Charted
Accountant since 1978, he holds a BA from the University of Western Ontario, an MBA from the
University of Toronto and in 2013
received the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate
Directors.
Chairman of the Art's Way Board of Directors, Marc H. McConnell commented, "We are very
pleased to announce the addition of Mr. White to our Board. David
brings to Art's Way a great deal of experience growing businesses
in a variety of industries, including the agricultural equipment
sector, as well as notable expertise in corporate governance.
We are fortunate to have David join the board and look forward to
working with him to continue our efforts to grow and improve Art's
Way's business going
forward."
About Art's Way Manufacturing, Inc.
Art's Way manufactures and distributes farm machinery niche
products including animal feed processing equipment, sugar beet
defoliators and harvesters, land maintenance equipment, round hay
balers, plows, hay and forage equipment, manure spreaders, reels
for combines and swathers, and top and bottom drive augers, as well
as modular animal confinement buildings and laboratories and
specialty tools and inserts. After-market service parts are also an
important part of the Company's business. The Company has three
reporting segments: agricultural products; modular buildings; and
tools.
For more information, contact: Carrie Gunnerson, Chief Executive Officer
712-864-3131
investorrelations@artsway-mfg.com
Or visit the Company's website at
www.artsway-mfg.com/
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