HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 23, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Worldwide industrial services company Harsco Corporation (NYSE:HSC) announced today that its Board member Kathy G. Eddy has been named one of two recipients of the 2007 Gold Medal for Distinguished Service from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the highest award granted by the AICPA.
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Ms. Eddy joined the Harsco Board of Directors in August 2004 and currently serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. She served as Chairman of the AICPA Board of Directors from 2000 to 2001 and has served on the AICPA Board, governing Council and numerous committees, including the Audit, Finance, Compensation, Strategic Planning, State Legislation and the Special Committee on Mobility. She has also served as Chair of the AICPA Special Committee on State Regulation. In addition, Ms. Eddy has been active in her home state serving as President of the West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants and as President of the West Virginia Board of Accountancy.
"We are very proud of Kathy Eddy for this recognition and continue to be grateful for the expertise that she brings to the Harsco Board, and more particularly as Chair of our Audit Committee and member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee," said Harsco Chairman and CEO Derek C. Hathaway. "We join in extending our warmest congratulations and appreciation for her continuing service to Harsco, her profession and her community."
Ms. Eddy is a CPA and founding shareholder in McDonough, Eddy, Parsons & Baylous, A.C., a Parkersburg, West Virginia-based accounting and financial services corporation. She received a BBA in Accounting from Marshall University, and is a recipient of Marshall's Distinguished Service Award. She is also a member of the University's College of Business Hall of Fame. Within the community, Ms. Eddy has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Chairman of the West Virginia Jobs Investment Trust Board, and Treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley Business and Education Foundation.
Harsco Corporation is one of the world's leading diversified industrial services companies, serving major customers in the non-residential construction and infrastructure, steel and metals, energy and railway industries. The Company posted 2006 revenues of $3.4 billion and employs approximately 21,500 people worldwide. Harsco's common stock is a component of the S&P MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 1000 Index. Visit www.harsco.com to learn more.
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