Environmental, Health & Safety and Facilities Department Grows

- New Berlin, NY, July 19, 2004 -

Francis Reale recently joined the Environmental, Health & Safety and Facilities department at Golden Artist Colors, Inc. as its new Facilities Engineer. Reale is responsible for all aspects of facilities engineering and management, including structural and systems design support, interior and exterior building and grounds maintenance and repair, staff supervision, overseeing vendor contracts, and project management.

Prior to joining GOLDEN Reale held positions of Architectural Designer, Facilities Engineer and Facilities Planner for IBM in Hopewell Junction, N.Y. He worked as Project Manager for Clestra Cleanroom of Syracuse and lastly, as a Building Manager for Empire Bath and Kitchen in Utica, N.Y.

Reale received his bachelor of science degree in Construction Management from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1982.

Reale currently resides with his wife, Susan Rosato-Reale, in Utica, N.Y. He has two stepchildren, Kate and Chris Rosato.

About Golden Artist Colors, Inc.

Founded in 1980 by the Golden family, Golden Artist Colors, Inc. began producing acrylic paint as a result of conversations with artists who needed new materials to help them explore more innovative ways of working with acrylic. The products that Sam Golden developed as the result of collaborations with these painters became his inspiration and central motif that he carried forward in the creation of GOLDEN.

Now a global brand, GOLDEN acrylics continue to extend the boundaries of painting through quality, innovative products born of a constant dialogue with artists, which drive the company’s innovation. Located in its expanding 60,000-square-foot facility in rural Columbus, N.Y., GOLDEN’s 110 employees are committed to producing materials that encourage exploration of form and concept, while assuring archival integrity. GOLDEN takes pride in the fact that its Custom Lab is the only facility of its kind, dedicated to designing products to the specifications of individual artists. Developing paints to meet exacting criteria is the specialty of GOLDEN’s custom operations. As a natural progression from our initiatives in the fine arts market, GOLDEN Paintworks was recently born. Paintworks is the commercial paint and coatings division of Golden Artist Colors, Inc. It provides commercial and OEM clients with paint making technology, toll manufacturing and integrated solutions. GOLDEN Paintworks can design a full solution to a coatings project based on its expertise designing, manufacturing, marketing and selling high performance paints and coatings. The company also assists customers with complex production, packaging and regulatory issues. For more information about Golden Artist Colors, Inc. and its comprehensive product offering, call 1-800-959-6543 or visit the company’s Web site at www.goldenpaints.com.