Armstrong Names Hershey Senior Vice President

Lancaster, PA, April 29, 2011 -- Armstrong World Industries has named Mark A. Hershey as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, effective July 1, according to Lancaster Online.

Hershey is the second top executive hired from Ricoh in the past year. He follows Matthew J. Espe, who became Armstrong's president and chief executive officer last July after being Ricoh's chairman and CEO.

Hershey, 41, has been senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at Ricoh since April 2010.