{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"26298","rtpr_id":"nBw1zsRKba","ticker":"ROG","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["ROG"],"title":"Rogers Corporation Announces Addition of Brett Cope and Eric Starkloff to Its Board of Directors","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-05-07T16:45:00.092Z","article_body":"Rogers Corporation Announces Addition of Brett Cope and Eric Starkloff to Its\nBoard of Directors\n\nRogers Corporation (NYSE: ROG) (“Rogers”) announced today that Brett Cope\nand Eric Starkloff were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. Both\nMr. Cope and Mr. Starkloff bring extensive executive leadership experience and\ndeep expertise in highly relevant markets.\n\n“The Board remains committed to unlocking higher levels of growth and\nprofitability at Rogers,” said Armand Lauzon, Chair of the Board of Rogers.\n“With this ongoing objective we are pleased to welcome Brett and Eric to the\nRogers Board. Both are accomplished CEOs with proven track records of creating\nvalue, and they bring critical skills that will further strengthen the Rogers\nBoard. We look forward to the insights that Brett and Eric will bring as we\ncontinue to work toward Rogers’ long-term success.”\n\nAbout Brett Cope\n\nBrett Cope is currently Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive\nOfficer of Powell Industries (NASDAQ GS: POWL). Mr. Cope joined Powell in 2011\nas Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He was promoted to Chief Operating\nOfficer in 2015, President and Chief Executive Officer in 2016, and appointed\nChairman of the Board in 2019. Prior to joining Powell, Mr. Cope served in a\nvariety of engineering, project operations, and sales management roles at ABB\nLtd. from 1990 until his departure at the end of 2010. Mr. Cope serves on the\nAdvisory Board for the College of Engineering and Computing at Miami\nUniversity in Oxford, Ohio.\n\nAbout Eric Starkloff\n\nEric Starkloff served as a member of the Board of Directors and Chief\nExecutive Officer of National Instruments Corporation, a NASDAQ-listed company\nthat developed software and hardware for testing and measurement, from 2020 to\n2024. National Instruments was acquired by Emerson Electric in 2023. Prior to\nserving as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Starkloff spent 27 years at National\nInstruments in roles spanning application engineering, Chief Marketing\nOfficer, Head of Worldwide Sales, and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Starkloff\ncurrently serves as a board member and limited partner of Ezurio, an Audax\nprivate equity business. He also serves on the boards of the University of\nVirginia Engineering Foundation and Huston-Tillotson University.\n\nAbout Rogers Corporation\n\nRogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG) is a global leader in engineered materials to\npower, protect and connect our world. Rogers delivers innovative solutions to\nhelp our customers solve their toughest material challenges. Rogers’\nadvanced electronic and elastomeric materials are used in applications for\nEV/HEV, automotive safety and radar systems, mobile devices, renewable energy,\nwireless infrastructure, energy-efficient motor drives, industrial equipment\nand more. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Rogers operates manufacturing\nfacilities in the United States, Asia and Europe, with sales offices\nworldwide. For more information, visit www.rogerscorp.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rogerscorp.com&esheet=54530310&newsitemid=20260506173246&lan=en-US&anchor=www.rogerscorp.com&index=1&md5=ac30147b50e11b2cb777e12984ea0679)\n.\n\nSafe Harbor Statement\n\nStatements included in this release that are not a description of historical\nfacts are forward-looking statements. Words or phrases such as “believe,”\n“may,” “could,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,”\n“anticipate,” “intend,” “seek,” “plan,” “expect,”\n“should,” “would” or similar expressions are intended to identify\nforward-looking statements, and are based on Rogers’ current beliefs and\nexpectations. This release contains forward-looking statements regarding our\nplans, objectives, outlook, goals, strategies, future events, future net sales\nor performance, capital expenditures, future restructuring, plans or\nintentions relating to expansions, business trends and other information that\nis not historical information. All forward-looking statements are based upon\ninformation available to us on the date of this release and are subject to\nrisks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our\ncontrol, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those\nindicated by the forward-looking statements. For additional information about\nthe risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect our business,\nplease see our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent\nreports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including quarterly\nreports on Form 10-Q. Rogers Corporation assumes no responsibility to update\nany forward-looking statements contained herein except as required by law.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260506173246/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260506173246/en/)\n\nInvestor Contact:\n\nSteve Haymore\n\nSenior Director, Investor Relations\n\nPhone: 480.917.6026\n\nEmail: stephen.haymore@rogerscorporation.com\n(mailto:stephen.haymore@rogerscorporation.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw1zsRKba","title":"Rogers Corporation Announces Addition of Brett Cope and Eric Starkloff to Its Board of Directors","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"ROG","created":"2026-05-07T16:45:00.092Z","tickers":["ROG"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Rogers Corporation Announces Addition of Brett Cope and Eric Starkloff to Its\nBoard of Directors\n\nRogers Corporation (NYSE: ROG) (“Rogers”) announced today that Brett Cope\nand Eric Starkloff were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. Both\nMr. Cope and Mr. Starkloff bring extensive executive leadership experience and\ndeep expertise in highly relevant markets.\n\n“The Board remains committed to unlocking higher levels of growth and\nprofitability at Rogers,” said Armand Lauzon, Chair of the Board of Rogers.\n“With this ongoing objective we are pleased to welcome Brett and Eric to the\nRogers Board. Both are accomplished CEOs with proven track records of creating\nvalue, and they bring critical skills that will further strengthen the Rogers\nBoard. We look forward to the insights that Brett and Eric will bring as we\ncontinue to work toward Rogers’ long-term success.”\n\nAbout Brett Cope\n\nBrett Cope is currently Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive\nOfficer of Powell Industries (NASDAQ GS: POWL). Mr. Cope joined Powell in 2011\nas Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He was promoted to Chief Operating\nOfficer in 2015, President and Chief Executive Officer in 2016, and appointed\nChairman of the Board in 2019. Prior to joining Powell, Mr. Cope served in a\nvariety of engineering, project operations, and sales management roles at ABB\nLtd. from 1990 until his departure at the end of 2010. Mr. Cope serves on the\nAdvisory Board for the College of Engineering and Computing at Miami\nUniversity in Oxford, Ohio.\n\nAbout Eric Starkloff\n\nEric Starkloff served as a member of the Board of Directors and Chief\nExecutive Officer of National Instruments Corporation, a NASDAQ-listed company\nthat developed software and hardware for testing and measurement, from 2020 to\n2024. National Instruments was acquired by Emerson Electric in 2023. Prior to\nserving as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Starkloff spent 27 years at National\nInstruments in roles spanning application engineering, Chief Marketing\nOfficer, Head of Worldwide Sales, and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Starkloff\ncurrently serves as a board member and limited partner of Ezurio, an Audax\nprivate equity business. He also serves on the boards of the University of\nVirginia Engineering Foundation and Huston-Tillotson University.\n\nAbout Rogers Corporation\n\nRogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG) is a global leader in engineered materials to\npower, protect and connect our world. Rogers delivers innovative solutions to\nhelp our customers solve their toughest material challenges. Rogers’\nadvanced electronic and elastomeric materials are used in applications for\nEV/HEV, automotive safety and radar systems, mobile devices, renewable energy,\nwireless infrastructure, energy-efficient motor drives, industrial equipment\nand more. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Rogers operates manufacturing\nfacilities in the United States, Asia and Europe, with sales offices\nworldwide. For more information, visit www.rogerscorp.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rogerscorp.com&esheet=54530310&newsitemid=20260506173246&lan=en-US&anchor=www.rogerscorp.com&index=1&md5=ac30147b50e11b2cb777e12984ea0679)\n.\n\nSafe Harbor Statement\n\nStatements included in this release that are not a description of historical\nfacts are forward-looking statements. Words or phrases such as “believe,”\n“may,” “could,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,”\n“anticipate,” “intend,” “seek,” “plan,” “expect,”\n“should,” “would” or similar expressions are intended to identify\nforward-looking statements, and are based on Rogers’ current beliefs and\nexpectations. This release contains forward-looking statements regarding our\nplans, objectives, outlook, goals, strategies, future events, future net sales\nor performance, capital expenditures, future restructuring, plans or\nintentions relating to expansions, business trends and other information that\nis not historical information. All forward-looking statements are based upon\ninformation available to us on the date of this release and are subject to\nrisks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our\ncontrol, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those\nindicated by the forward-looking statements. For additional information about\nthe risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect our business,\nplease see our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent\nreports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including quarterly\nreports on Form 10-Q. Rogers Corporation assumes no responsibility to update\nany forward-looking statements contained herein except as required by law.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260506173246/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260506173246/en/)\n\nInvestor Contact:\n\nSteve Haymore\n\nSenior Director, Investor Relations\n\nPhone: 480.917.6026\n\nEmail: stephen.haymore@rogerscorporation.com\n(mailto:stephen.haymore@rogerscorporation.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-05-07T16:45:00.134558502Z","server_sent_at_ms":1778172300134},"received_at":"2026-05-07T16:45:00.214Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260506173246/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"20590","press_release_id":"26298","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Chemicals","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"board_change","narrative":"Rogers Corporation elected Brett Cope and Eric Starkloff to its Board of Directors, citing their extensive executive leadership experience and expertise in relevant markets.\n\nMr. Cope is currently the Chairman, President, and CEO of Powell Industries, while Mr. Starkloff previously served as CEO of National Instruments before its acquisition by Emerson Electric.\n\nBoard Chair Armand Lauzon noted that the additions are part of an ongoing objective to unlock higher levels of growth and profitability.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Strategic board refresh with industry CEOs signals focus on growth acceleration."},"keyFigures":{},"quotedText":"The Board remains committed to unlocking higher levels of growth and profitability at Rogers","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Brett Cope","role":"Chairman, President, and CEO of Powell Industries"},{"name":"Eric Starkloff","role":"former CEO of National Instruments"},{"name":"Armand Lauzon","role":"Chair of the Board of Rogers"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Rogers Corporation","ticker":"ROG"},{"name":"Powell Industries","ticker":"POWL","relationship":"industry_peer"},{"name":"National Instruments Corporation","relationship":"mentioned"},{"name":"Emerson Electric","relationship":"mentioned"},{"name":"ABB Ltd","relationship":"mentioned"},{"name":"Ezurio","relationship":"mentioned"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"Appointment of two high-profile CEOs (Powell Industries, former National Instruments) explicitly aimed at accelerating growth and profitability. 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