Rogers Corporation News

Rogers, CT – June 5, 2009 – Rogers Corporation (NYSE: ROG) today announced the appointment of Robert C. Daigle and Peter G. Kaczmarek to Senior Vice President. Both executives will continue in their current leadership roles, while expanding their responsibilities within the corporation. 

Robert Daigle, 46, will assume leadership responsibility for Rogers’ European operations, as well as the operations of its Durel division. He will continue in his role as the corporation’s chief technology officer, which includes responsibilities for the corporation’s research and development (R&D) and new business development activities. He will also continue to serve as chairman of the Board of Directors for Rogers Chang Chun Technology Co., Ltd., a joint venture between Rogers Corporation and Chang Chun Plastics, Co., Ltd., located in Taipei, Taiwan. Daigle holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical and Materials Engineering from the University of Connecticut and a Master’s Degree in Business from Rensselaer. Daigle has been with Rogers since 1988 where he has held various roles, including positions in R&D and corporate marketing, as well as general manager responsibilities in the Advanced Circuit Materials division prior to assuming his current role in 2003. 

Peter Kaczmarek, 50, will assume leadership responsibility for Rogers’ Asian operations, as well as the human resource and manufacturing services of the corporation. He will continue to lead Rogers’ High Performance Foams division and maintain responsibility over the corporation’s information technology function. Kaczmarek will continue to be a member of the Board of Directors for Rogers INOAC Corporation, a joint venture between Rogers and INOAC Corporation in Nagoya, Japan. Kaczmarek holds a B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rochester. Prior to joining Rogers in 1998, he held management positions with Allied Signal and BF Goodrich.

“Bob Daigle and Pete Kaczmarek bring a wealth of talent, knowledge and experience to the organization,” said Robert Wachob, President and CEO of Rogers Corporation. “We will look to their leadership to aggressively pursue expansion in new products, markets and technologies to aid in the growth and diversification of our Company.”

About Rogers Corporation

Rogers Corporation, headquartered in Rogers, CT, is a global technology leader in the development and manufacture of high performance, specialty-material-based products for a variety of applications in diverse markets including: portable communications, communications infrastructure, computer and office equipment, consumer products, ground transportation, aerospace and defense. Rogers operates manufacturing facilities in the United States (Arizona, Connecticut and Illinois), Europe (Ghent, Belgium and Bremen, Germany) and Asia (Suzhou, China). In Asia, Rogers maintains sales offices in Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea and Singapore.  Rogers has joint ventures in Japan and China with INOAC Corporation, in Taiwan with Chang Chun Plastics Co., Ltd. and in the U.S. with Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

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Safe Harbor Statement 

Statements in this news release that are not strictly historical may be deemed to be “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to the many uncertainties that exist in the Company’s operations and environment. These uncertainties, which include economic conditions, market demand and pricing, competitive and cost factors, rapid technological change, new product introductions, legal proceedings, and the like, are incorporated by reference from the Rogers Corporation 2008 Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. All information in this press release is as of June 5, 2009 and Rogers undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.

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