Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT), Pittsburgh, PA, has appointed Lawrence W. Stranghoener chairman of its board of directors, effective July 1. Stranghoener succeeds Ronald De Feo, who will retire as executive chairman of the board but will remain on the company’s board of directors until this October.
Stranghoener has been a member of Kennametal's board of directors since 2003, serving as chairman of the board from October 2015 to August 2017, and independent lead director from August 2017 to date. He is the retired executive vice president and chief financial officer for the Mosaic Company, where he also served as interim chief executive officer.
