Alpha Pro Tech CEO retires

Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. has announced that itsCEO and co-founder, Sheldon Hoffman, is retiring as CEO and a director of the company, effective Sept. 21. The company is a manufacturer of products that protect people, products and environments, including disposable protective apparel and building products

"Shelly has been an instrumental leader and has done an exceptional job of establishing and growing our company from the ground up," said Al Millar, president of Alpha Pro Tech. "We are grateful for his innumerable contributions and his dedication, continuously serving our company and our shareholders as CEO and as a director for the last 26 years. It has been a privilege for me to serve alongside Shelly as a co-founder of our company, building it into the profitable organization that it is today, driven by organically-developed product lines."

Effective immediately, Al Millar will assume the role of CEO in addition to his current role as president. The board of Ddrectors expects to appoint a director to replace Hoffman in the near future.

Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. is the parent company of Alpha Pro Tech, Inc. and Alpha Pro Tech Engineered Products, Inc. Alpha Pro Tech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets innovative disposable and limited-use protective apparel products for the industrial, clean room, medical and dental markets. Alpha ProTech Engineered Products, Inc. manufactures and markets a line of construction weatherization products, including building wrap and roof underlayment.