Jagdfeld Joins The Hillman Companies Board

The Hillman Companies, Inc. ("Hillman") announced that, effective August 7, 2014, Aaron P. Jagdfeld was appointed to the Hillman Board of Directors and Chair of the Hillman Audit Committee. Mr. Jagdfeld has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Generac Holdings Inc. ("Generac") since September 2008 and as a director since November 2006. Prior to becoming President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jagdfeld worked for Generac for 15 years.

He began his career in the finance department in 1994 and became Generac's Chief Financial Officer in 2002. In 2007, he was appointed President and was responsible for sales, marketing, engineering, and product development. Prior to joining Generac, Mr. Jagdfeld worked in the audit practice of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin office of Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Jagdfeld holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.