{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"164912","rtpr_id":"nGNX9fGJQT-20261008","ticker":"EPAC","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["EPAC","FUL"],"title":"Enerpac Tool Group Elects Charles T. Lauber as New Director","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-08T20:45:00.089Z","article_body":"MILWAUKEE, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enerpac Tool Group Corp. (NYSE:\nEPAC) (the “Company” or “Enerpac”) announced today that the Board of\nDirectors is expanding the size of the Board from eight to nine directors and\nhas elected Charles T. Lauber to its Board effective today. Mr. Lauber is a\nseasoned finance executive with more than 40 years of experience in finance,\ncorporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, investor relations, capital\nallocation, and global operations.\n\nPrior to his retirement earlier this year, Mr. Lauber served as Executive Vice\nPresident and Chief Financial Officer of A. O. Smith from 2019 to 2026,\noverseeing the company's global financial operations and helping shape its\nlong-term growth strategy during a distinguished 27-year career with the\ncompany. Before joining A. O. Smith in 1999, Mr. Lauber spent 15 years with\nErnst & Young LLP, where he advanced to Senior Manager and advised public and\nprivate companies on accounting, audit, tax, and financial reporting matters.\n\nMr. Lauber currently serves on the Board of Directors of H.B. Fuller Company\n(NYSE: FUL), where he is a member of the Audit Committee and the Personnel &\nCompensation Committee. He brings extensive expertise in financial oversight,\ncapital allocation, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, investor\nrelations, executive compensation, enterprise risk management, and public\ncompany governance. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Whitewater and an MBA from the Kellogg School of\nManagement at Northwestern University.\n\nCommenting on the announcement, Jim Ferland, Enerpac Tool Group’s Chairman,\nsaid, “Chuck’s extensive financial leadership, strategic insight, and\npublic company governance experience will be a tremendous asset to our Board\nof Directors. We are pleased to welcome him and look forward to the\ncontributions he will make to the company’s continued success.”\n\nMr. Lauber added, “I am honored to join the Enerpac Tool Group Board of\nDirectors and look forward to working with my fellow directors and the\nmanagement team. Enerpac has built a strong reputation in heavy industrial\ntools, services and solutions, along with a compelling business platform, and\nI am excited to contribute my experience to support its continued growth and\nlong-term success.”\n\nAbout Enerpac Tool Group\n\nEnerpac Tool Group Corp. is a premier industrial tools, services, technology,\nand solutions provider serving a broad and diverse set of customers and end\nmarkets for mission-critical applications in more than 100 countries. The\nCompany makes complex, often hazardous jobs possible safely and efficiently.\nEnerpac Tool Group’s businesses are global leaders in high pressure\nhydraulic tools, controlled force products, and solutions for precise\npositioning of heavy loads that help customers safely and reliably tackle some\nof the most challenging jobs around the world. The Company was founded in 1910\nand is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Enerpac Tool Group common stock\ntrades on the NYSE under the symbol EPAC. For further information on Enerpac\nTool Group and its businesses, visit the Company's website at\nwww.enerpactoolgroup.com.\n\nContact:\nChristian Audi\nSr. Director, Investor Relations\n914 771 1770­\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/8cbe149b-f3f5-475c-9500-1e4cdb5b66de)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX9fGJQT-20261008","title":"Enerpac Tool Group Elects Charles T. Lauber as New Director","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"EPAC","created":"2026-10-08T20:45:00.089Z","tickers":["EPAC","FUL"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"MILWAUKEE, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enerpac Tool Group Corp. (NYSE:\nEPAC) (the “Company” or “Enerpac”) announced today that the Board of\nDirectors is expanding the size of the Board from eight to nine directors and\nhas elected Charles T. Lauber to its Board effective today. Mr. Lauber is a\nseasoned finance executive with more than 40 years of experience in finance,\ncorporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, investor relations, capital\nallocation, and global operations.\n\nPrior to his retirement earlier this year, Mr. Lauber served as Executive Vice\nPresident and Chief Financial Officer of A. O. Smith from 2019 to 2026,\noverseeing the company's global financial operations and helping shape its\nlong-term growth strategy during a distinguished 27-year career with the\ncompany. Before joining A. O. Smith in 1999, Mr. Lauber spent 15 years with\nErnst & Young LLP, where he advanced to Senior Manager and advised public and\nprivate companies on accounting, audit, tax, and financial reporting matters.\n\nMr. Lauber currently serves on the Board of Directors of H.B. Fuller Company\n(NYSE: FUL), where he is a member of the Audit Committee and the Personnel &\nCompensation Committee. He brings extensive expertise in financial oversight,\ncapital allocation, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, investor\nrelations, executive compensation, enterprise risk management, and public\ncompany governance. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Whitewater and an MBA from the Kellogg School of\nManagement at Northwestern University.\n\nCommenting on the announcement, Jim Ferland, Enerpac Tool Group’s Chairman,\nsaid, “Chuck’s extensive financial leadership, strategic insight, and\npublic company governance experience will be a tremendous asset to our Board\nof Directors. We are pleased to welcome him and look forward to the\ncontributions he will make to the company’s continued success.”\n\nMr. Lauber added, “I am honored to join the Enerpac Tool Group Board of\nDirectors and look forward to working with my fellow directors and the\nmanagement team. Enerpac has built a strong reputation in heavy industrial\ntools, services and solutions, along with a compelling business platform, and\nI am excited to contribute my experience to support its continued growth and\nlong-term success.”\n\nAbout Enerpac Tool Group\n\nEnerpac Tool Group Corp. is a premier industrial tools, services, technology,\nand solutions provider serving a broad and diverse set of customers and end\nmarkets for mission-critical applications in more than 100 countries. The\nCompany makes complex, often hazardous jobs possible safely and efficiently.\nEnerpac Tool Group’s businesses are global leaders in high pressure\nhydraulic tools, controlled force products, and solutions for precise\npositioning of heavy loads that help customers safely and reliably tackle some\nof the most challenging jobs around the world. The Company was founded in 1910\nand is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Enerpac Tool Group common stock\ntrades on the NYSE under the symbol EPAC. For further information on Enerpac\nTool Group and its businesses, visit the Company's website at\nwww.enerpactoolgroup.com.\n\nContact:\nChristian Audi\nSr. Director, Investor Relations\n914 771 1770­\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/8cbe149b-f3f5-475c-9500-1e4cdb5b66de)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-08T20:45:00.127159351Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791492300127},"received_at":"2026-10-08T20:45:00.178Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"153315","press_release_id":"164912","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Machinery","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"board_change","narrative":"Enerpac Tool Group expanded its board from eight to nine directors and elected Charles T. Lauber, effective immediately.\n\nLauber recently retired as EVP and CFO of A. O. Smith after a 27-year career there, following 15 years at Ernst & Young, and currently sits on H.B. 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