Butler, Pennsylvania - June 15, 2001 -- Two appointments to Marmon/Keystone's Los Angeles (Pomona) sales staff were recently announced by Barry Glaser, branch manager.

Kirk Liepold has accepted a position as account manager, servicing the counties of San Diego, Orange, and a portion of Los Angeles County. He has a background of twenty years in sales and management in the steel industry. A graduate of Eastern Illinois University, Liepold earned a BA degree in psychology and business. He and his wife Myrna have two daughters and make their home in Laguna Niguel, California.

Ruben Franco has been named to the position of inside sales/quality control coordinator. In addition to his sales duties, he will administer the ISO audit process. He has a background in sales, quality supervision, and purchasing. Franco attended Rio Hondo Community College and California State University at Fullerton. His military tenure includes two years with the U.S. Navy. He and his wife Marie have a son and a daughter and one grandchild. The family resides in San Bernardino, California.

A leading distributor of carbon, alloy, stainless, and aluminum tubular and bar products, Marmon/Keystone maintains service centers and sales offices throughout North America and Europe. Corporate headquarters are located near Pittsburgh, in Butler, Pa.

Marmon/Keystone and affiliated companies are members of The Marmon Group, an international association of more than 100 autonomous manufacturing and service companies with collective sales of $7-billion.

For further information please contact:

Marmon/Keystone Corporation
- Addr. P.O. Box 992, Butler, PA, USA
- Tel. +1-724-283-0558
- Fax. 630-543-9204
- www. http://www.marmonkeystone.com