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To: Asymmetric who wrote (142)	1/24/1998 9:31:00 AM
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More news.... Praegitzer Industries, Inc. Names Bergeron President DALLAS, Ore., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ --Praegitzer Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGTZ) announced today the promotion of Matt Bergeron to the position of company president. Bergeron assumes his new role immediately, while retaining his current responsibilities as chief operating officer, a position he has held since April 1997. "The board of directors and I recognize Matt's unparalleled commitment to this company. He has helped manage Praegitzer through a great many changes over the last eight years, including our initial public offering, which makes this transition in responsibility easy and natural," said Bob Praegitzer, the company's founder and chief executive officer. Praegitzer continued, "Matt has a great understanding of both the design and fabrication sides of our business and has been the primary driver of our One-Stop-Shopping(TM) strategy. Effective today I relinquish my role as president to Matt, and I look forward to a long tenure of continued growth and success for Praegitzer Industries under his leadership." Bergeron joined Praegitzer in 1990 and has served as the company's chief financial officer and executive vice president. Prior to joining Praegitzer, Bergeron spent five years at Johnson and Shute, P.S., an accounting firm, where he specialized in high technology and professional services companies. Bergeron graduated Cum Laude in business administration from the University of Washington. Praegitzer Industries, Inc., founded in 1981, is a leading designer and fabricator of advanced printed circuit boards. Customers include manufacturers in the business systems, computing, instrumentation, medical, and telecommunications industries. Praegitzer is a publicly traded company and employs more than 1,900 people. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Oregon, and has operations throughout the United States, as well as a design center and sales office in Israel and a sales office in Hong Kong. For more information on Praegitzer Industries, Inc., access pii.com via a commercial Web browser. SOURCE Praegitzer Industries, Inc. CONTACT: Teresa Girod of Praegitzer Industries, Inc. 503-623-1000, ext. 1201 or teresa.girod@pii.com Donna Peterson of KVO, Inc. 503-221-1551 donna_peterson@kvo.com for Praegitzer Industries, Inc. (http://www.pii.com, PGTZ)