Lamson & Sessions Names Merriman CEO And President

The board of directors of Lamson & Sessions announced that Michael J. Merriman Jr., has been named chief executive officer and president, effective Nov. 15. Merriman will succeed John B. Schulze, who plans to remain as chairman until his retirement, which is expected to occur on or before the company’s next annual meeting of shareholders in April 2007. Merriman has been senior vice president and chief financial officer of American Greetings Corp. since 2005. Prior to that, he was chief executive officer from 1995 to 2004 of Royal Appliance Mfg. Co., makers of Dirt Devil appliances. He was elected as a director of Lamson & Sessions in April 2006. Schulze has been CEO since 1988.