공고 • May 23
L.B. Foster Company Announces Executive Changes, Effective June 1, 2026
L.B. Foster Company announced that, effective June 1, 2026, its Board of Directors has promoted certain executive officers. Mr. William M. Thalman currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and is appointed the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective June 1, 2026 (the “Effective Date”). Mr. Thalman, age 59, has served as EVP and CFO since June 2023 and served as Senior Vice President and CFO since February 2021. Before joining the Company, he was employed by Kennametal Inc., a publicly-traded corporation providing metal cutting and wear-protection solutions to various industries, since 2004. He last served in non-financial roles at Kennametal as Vice President – Advanced Material Solutions from 2016 to 2021 in a business operations leadership role, and as Vice President – Transformation Office from 2019 to 2021 in a strategic program management position. Prior to those roles, he served in positions of increasing responsibility at Kennametal, including: Vice President – Finance Infrastructure, Director of Finance – M&A and Planning, Director of Finance – Kennametal Europe, Director of Finance – MSSG Americas, Assistant Corporate Controller, and Director of Financial Reporting. Prior to Kennametal, Mr. Thalman was employed by Wesco Inc., from 2002 to 2004 as Corporate Controller, and by The Carbide/Graphite Group Inc. as Vice President and Treasurer, and Manager of External Reporting, and Investor Relations from 1993 to 2002. He also worked in public accounting at Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP) from 1988 to 1993. Mr. Thalman holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from West Virginia University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Sean M. Reilly currently serves as Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of the Company and is appointed the Company’s Senior Vice President effective on the Effective Date. Mr. Reilly, age 53, has served as the Company Controller and Principal Accounting Officer since January 2022. Before joining the Company, Mr. Reilly was employed by Kennametal from 2002 to 2004 and from 2007 to 2022, last serving as Vice President of Finance – Metal Cutting Division, at Kennametal from April 2019 to January 2022. At Kennametal, he was the lead finance executive of a multinational business with over $1 billion in sales and multiple manufacturing locations. Prior to that role, Mr. Reilly served in roles of increasing responsibility at Kennametal, including as Director of Finance – Infrastructure Division, Director of Finance – Integrated Supply Chain and Logistics, Director of Finance – Asia, Earthworks Controller, and Manager of External Financial Reporting. He was also employed by Tollgrade Communications Inc., which was a publicly traded telecommunications company providing broadband, electricity, and smart grid solutions, as Controller from 2004 to 2007, and by PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP from 1995 to 2002 as a manager of audit engagements. Mr. Reilly is a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting from West Virginia University and an Executive Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Timothy J. Curran currently serves as Vice President – Tax and Treasury of the Company, is appointed as the Company’s Controller and Principal Accounting Officer effective as of the Effective Date. Mr. Curran, age 46, has served as Vice President – Tax and Treasury of the Company since January 2022, with responsibility for the Company’s global tax function, as well as treasury, insurance, credit and collections activities. Mr. Curran joined L.B. Foster Company in 2013 and served as Director of Tax & Compliance from July 2013 through December 2021, overseeing all aspects of the Company’s tax operations, including income and indirect tax compliance, financial reporting, and tax planning matters. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Curran was employed by KPMG LLP from 2003 to 2013, last serving as a Senior Manager in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Tax practice, where he advised clients on tax matters related to business combinations, divestitures, and restatements. Mr. Curran holds a Master of Science in Accountancy and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and is a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.