Harsco Corporation has announced that Mr Richard A Sullivan is joining the company on February 2nd 2009 to lead Harsco's enterprise wide initiatives for continuous improvement and global process change. As VP of business transformation, Mr Sullivan will report directly to Mr Salvatore D Fazzolari chairman & CEO of Harsco, providing central strategic leadership to the Company's worldwide LeanSigma(r) continuous improvement implementation.

Mr D Fazzolari said that "We welcome Mr Rich Sullivan to Harsco as we continue to build our global leadership team and strengthen our human capital infrastructure. The title I have given this vital new leadership seat reflects its significance to our objectives for building an enduring great enterprise. I am convinced that with rigorous and disciplined implementation, our new LeanSigma continuous improvement culture can and will be transformational for Harsco, particularly as we come out of the current economic recession.''

Mr Sullivan brings to the position more than 20 years of senior management experience in planning and leading continuous improvement programs, having directed the implementation of Lean Enterprise/Six Sigma initiatives for Carpenter Technology Corporation.