BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
TriMas Corporation (NASDAQ: TRS) — a diversified global manufacturer of
engineered and applied products — is pleased to announce today that
TriMas has been awarded the 2012 Corporate Governance Award for best
overall legal team for governance.
"We're pleased to be presented this award, as corporate governance,
compliance and ethics management are important aspects of business
today," said Dave Wathen, president and chief executive officer of
TriMas. "We appreciate our legal team's efforts to help drive the
highest ethical standards and sound corporate governance practices
throughout our organization. Governance is about the entire company and
it takes every employee to be successful."
Selection for the award was based on TriMas' compliance committee
formation, policy enhancement, employee compliance training, risk
management, knowledge sharing, transaction and diligence support, and
trade and litigation wins. The award is sponsored by Corporate
Secretary and is awarded through a process of nomination, a
selection of finalists, and final announcement of the winning
corporation. TriMas received this award at the Fifth Annual Corporate
Governance Awards dinner at New York City's Gotham Hall on January 8. In
addition, TriMas also implemented a new code of conduct, recognized as
best in class for industrial manufacturers by Ethisphere in early
2012.
About TriMas
Headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, TriMas Corporation (NASDAQ:
TRS) provides engineered and applied products for growing markets
worldwide. TriMas is organized into six reportable segments:
Packaging, Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Engineered Components, Cequent
Americas and Cequent Asia Pacific. TriMas has more than 4,500 employees
at more than 60 different facilities in 17 countries. For more
information, visit www.trimascorp.com.
TriMas Corporation
Christine Parker
Communications Specialist
(248)
631-5438
christineparker@trimascorp.com
Source: TriMas Corporation
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