WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Handy & Harman Ltd. (NASDAQ:HNH), a diversified global industrial company, announced today, following the successful completion of its acquisition of SL Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance power solutions, that the Board of Directors of HNH has appointed SLI’s President & Chief Executive Officer, William T. Fejes, Jr., to the role of SVP of HNH and co-President & Chief Executive Officer of Handy & Harman Group Ltd. (“Group”). Jeffrey A. Svoboda, currently SVP of HNH and President & Chief Executive Officer of Group, has been promoted to Vice Chairman of Steel Partners Holdings L.P. (NYSE: SPLP) (“Steel Partners Holdings”), and Svoboda will serve as co-President & Chief Executive Officer of Group for a transitional period ending in October 2016. Steel Partners Holdings owns approximately 70% of HNH’s outstanding common stock.

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Handy & Harman Ltd. is a diversified manufacturer of engineered niche industrial products with leading market positions in many of the markets it serves. Through its wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, HNH focuses on high margin products and innovative technology and serves customers across a wide range of end markets. HNH’s diverse product offerings are marketed throughout the United States and internationally.