Allegheny Technologies Incorporated announced that Ms Barbara S Jeremiah has been elected to the company's board of directors. Her election increases the number of directors to nine.

Ms Jeremiah has been appointed to the Audit Committee and the Technology Committee of the Board and will stand for election at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Ms Jeremiah, 56, is executive VP and Chairman's Counsel of Alcoa, Inc., a leading aluminum producer, also serving the aerospace and commercial transportation markets. Prior to that, Ms Jeremiah served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development at Alcoa and has extensive experience with international mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic growth objectives. Ms. Jeremiah is also currently a member of the board of directors of Equitable Resources Inc.

Mr Pat Hassey chairman, president & CEO of Allegheny Technologies said that "Barbara Jeremiah's extensive experience in the metals industry and her diverse international expertise will add significantly to what is already a strong Board of Directors. We are pleased to have Barbara join us as we continue our focus on building shareholder value."