SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Aug. 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paul Mueller Company (OTC:MUEL) is pleased to announce that Mr. Curtis Dinan has been appointed to its Board of Directors. His appointment, effective August 28, 2014, is to a new seat with an initial term expiring in 2015.
"We are extremely pleased that Curtis Dinan has agreed to join The Paul Mueller Board. As a director, Curtis will add complementary strengths with his significant financial experience and strong management history. A great addition to the team." said John Ghirardelli, Chairman of the Board.
Mr. Dinan is currently the senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer for ONE Gas (NYSE:OGS) in Tulsa, OK. Prior to the separation of ONE Gas from ONEOK, Inc., he served as senior vice president, natural gas, of ONEOK Partners from 2011-2014, responsible for its natural gas gathering and processing and natural gas pipelines segments. Before that, Dinan was senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners and served on the ONEOK Partners Board of Directors from 2007-2011. He joined ONEOK in 2004 as vice president and chief accounting officer, after being an audit partner with both Arthur Andersen LLP and Grant Thornton LLP. He received Bachelor of Arts degrees in accounting and business administration from Drury University and is also a graduate of Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.
Paul Mueller Company is a manufacturer of high quality stainless steel equipment used worldwide on dairy farms and in wide varieties of industrial applications, including food, dairy, and beverage processing; transportation; pharmaceutical, biotechnological, and chemical processing; water distillation; heat transfer; heat recovery; HVAC; and process cooling.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions. All statements regarding future performance growth, conditions, or developments are forward-looking statements. Actual future results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the factors described on page 35 of the Company's 2013 Annual Report. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update these forward-looking statements to reflect any future events or circumstances.