AZZ Inc, a provider of hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions in North America, announced the appointment of Jason Crawford as Chief Financial Officer. In conjunction with Crawford's appointment, Philip Schlom will remain with the company in a consulting role to ensure the smooth transition of all his job responsibilities to Crawford.

Crawford earned his Master of Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis and his Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from the University of Abertay, Scotland, and has more than 20 years of progressive experience in senior-level accounting and finance roles, with a record of success in merger and acquisition transactions. Crawford began his career at CTS corporation in 1995, advancing to accounting leadership roles before joining Boston Scientific in 2006 for six years. In 2012, Crawford joined Precoat Metals/Sequa Corporation and has held various finance leadership positions and was Precoat Metals CFO prior to AZZ's acquisition and then integration of Precoat Metals in 2022.

Tom Ferguson, Chief Executive Officer of AZZ, said "We are pleased to have Jason Crawford as AZZ's Chief Financial Officer. His strong leadership and finance acumen, as well as his institutional knowledge of Precoat Metals, reinforces the Company's finance continuity and bench strength in this key role. Promoting Jason into this role underpins our career development culture inside AZZ."