John E. Roycroft Appointed Vice President - Key Account Management for CROWN Americas

Thursday, February 26, 2004

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ³Ô¹Ï51±¬ÁÏÍø Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (³Ô¹Ï51±¬ÁÏÍø) announced today that John E. Roycroft has been named Vice President - Key Account Management for CROWN Americas, Inc. Roycroft brings 35 years of experience with ³Ô¹Ï51±¬ÁÏÍø to his new position, including 25 years in various sales and marketing positions covering most of the company's major product groups. Roycroft moves to his new position from CROWN Aerosol Packaging USA, where he served as President.

As Vice President - Key Account Management, Roycroft will work closely with all North American businesses to ensure that key account plans are maintained and ³Ô¹Ï51±¬ÁÏÍø's corporate management has appropriate exposure to these important customers. In addition, Roycroft will look to leverage ³Ô¹Ï51±¬ÁÏÍø's technological advantages to help customers build their brands.

"Given Roycroft's extensive experience in the industry, he is uniquely qualified to work closely with our businesses in a wide range of markets to assure that relationships are continually cultivated and maintained," said Frank Mechura, Executive Vice President and President, CROWN Americas, Inc. "Roycroft's knowledge, combined with his record of successful management and innovative thinking, will be invaluable in helping us strengthen relationships with key customers in North America."

Roycroft attended the University of Illinois at Chicago.

³Ô¹Ï51±¬ÁÏÍø Holdings, Inc., through its affiliated companies, is a leading supplier of packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world. World headquarters are located in Philadelphia, PA.

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