Riviera Tool Appoints Dan Engels to Board of Directors
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Riviera Tool Co. (AMEX:RTC) today announced that J. Dan Engels has been appointed to its board
of directors.
Engels is founder and director of Global Rush, an international automotive
parts and tooling sourcing strategist, Optiprise, a lean manufacturing
consulting business, and ISC Software, a materials handling software developer. Engels will serve as a director on Riviera's board, including the audit and
compensation committees.
"We are extremely pleased and gratified to add a director with the skill and
expertise of Dan Engels to our board of directors," said Kenneth K. Rieth,
president and chief executive officer of Riviera Tool. "Dan brings an
incredible breadth of global automotive sourcing knowledge and experience to
our Board. This is critical as we continue to develop Riviera as a global
supplier." Mr. Engels holds a Bachelor's degree in Letters and Engineering from Calvin
College and a Bachelor's degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from
the University of Michigan. In addition, he holds Master's Degrees in both
Mechanical Engineering and Industrial and Operations Engineering from the
University of Michigan.
He is a registered professional engineer in the State of Michigan. In 1996, he
received the University Alumni Society Merit Award from the University of
Michigan College of Engineering Department of Industrial and Operations
Engineering.
About Riviera Tool Riviera Tool Co. (http://www.rivieratool.com/ ) designs, develops and
manufactures large-scale, custom metal stamping die systems used in the high-
speed production of sheet metal parts and assemblies for the global automotive
industry. A majority of Riviera's sales are to Mercedes Benz, BMW, Nissan,
DaimlerChrysler, General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and their Tier One
suppliers.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: The statements contained in this news release include certain
predictions and projections that may be considered forward-looking statements
under securities laws. These statements involve a number of important risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially,
including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental and
technological. DATASOURCE: Riviera Tool Company CONTACT: Kenneth K. Rieth, CEO, or Peter C. Canepa, CFO, of Riviera Tool Company, +1-616-698-2100; or Investor inquiries: Jeff Lambert, +1-616-233-0500, for Riviera Tool Company Web site: http://www.rivieratool.com/
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