Nov 07, 2006. /Lesprom Network/. On November 2, 2006, the board of directors of Koppers Holdings Inc. appointed James C. Stalder as a director of the company, expanding the board to seven members. Mr. Stalder, age 66, is currently the vice chair of the audit committee and chair of the finance committee of Carnegie Mellon University. He has also served for 20 years as an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon's Graduate School of Business. Mr. Stalder is a certified public accountant, the former managing partner of the Pittsburgh office of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the former Dean of the Graduate and Undergraduate Schools of Business of Duquesne University. "We are very pleased to add Jim Stalder to our board. His extensive financial background and experience will greatly assist us in achieving our future goals and objectives," said Robert Cizik, chairman of the board. Koppers, with corporate headquarters and a research center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a global integrated producer of carbon compounds and treated wood products. Including its joint ventures, Koppers operates facilities in the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Australia, China, the Pacific Rim and South Africa. The stock of Koppers Holdings Inc. is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.