Patrick Industries, Inc. Appoints New Member to Its Board of Directors

Patrick Industries, Inc. PATK today announced the appointment of John A. Forbes to its Board of Directors, effective August 18, 2011. Mr. Forbes, 51, is the President of Utilimaster Corporation, a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. Prior to being named President in July 2010, Mr. Forbes was the CFO of Utilimaster from May 2009 to July 2010, the CFO of Nautic Global Group from 2007 to 2009, and the CFO of Adorn, LLC from 2003 to 2007.