Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation announced that the Board of Directors has suspended the Corporation's quarterly cash dividend, beginning with the second quarter of 2017.

The company also announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors, Elizabeth A. Fessenden and Ann E. Whitty. The appointment of Ms. Fessenden and Ms. Whitty expands the Board to 13 directors. Ms. Fessenden is an experienced and valued corporate board director, having served on both public and private company boards across a variety of sectors. With her strong operational background, Ms. Fessenden brings significant experience in management of P&L, having served in several executive leadership positions during her more than 25-year career with Alcoa Inc., as well as her involvement as a principal of American Capital, a publicly traded private equity firm and global asset manager. Ms. Whitty is a senior executive with a proven track record in leading large industrial businesses and plants, both domestically and globally. During her more than 30 years with Alcoa Inc., Ms. Whitty has served in several executive roles, the most recent including the President of China Rolled Products, and Vice President and General Manager of Alcoa's Rigid Packaging Division.