Tredegar Corporation Appoints O'Leary As Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; Brickhouse Appointed Controller

RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tredegar Corporation announced that Kevin A. O'Leary, who served as Vice President, Finance of Tredegar Film Products Corporation, has been appointed Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Tredegar Corporation, effective December 11, 2009. In addition, Frasier W. Brickhouse, II, who served as Director, Corporate Finance, has been appointed Controller of Tredegar Corporation, effective December 11, 2009.

Mr. O'Leary joined Tredegar in 2008 as Director, Finance of Tredegar Film Products Corporation and was subsequently appointed as Vice President, Finance of Tredegar Film Products Corporation, effective January 1, 2009. Prior to joining Tredegar, he was Vice President, Finance - Mergers and Acquisitions of the Avery Dennison Retail Information Services Group, a division of Avery Dennison Corporation that provides interior and exterior ticketing, labeling and data management services to the textile industry, in Framingham, Massachusetts. Previously, Mr. O'Leary's professional career includes working three years as Senior Vice President with The Berkshire Group, a private equity firm based on Boston, and twelve years in various positions of increasing responsibility in the General Electric Company.

Mr. O'Leary received a B.A. degree in finance from the University of Massachusetts in 1981.

Mr. Brickhouse was appointed Director, Corporate Finance, effective September, 2006. He served as Manager, Corporate Finance from June 2003 through August 2006, and as Corporate Planning Manager from June 2000 through May 2003. Prior to joining Tredegar, Mr. Brickhouse served for five years in various positions of increasing responsibility with Coopers & Lybrand (predecessor to PricewaterhouseCoopers).

Mr. Brickhouse received a BSBA degree in accounting in 1988 and an MBA in 1997 from the University of Richmond.

Based in Richmond, Va., Tredegar Corporation is a global manufacturer of plastic films and aluminum extrusions.

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