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Constar International Inc. announces the appointment of Grant H. Beard as CEO

Constar International Inc. announced the appointment of Grant H. Beard as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a Director, succeeding Ruth J. Mack who has been serving as the Company's interim President and Chief Executive Officer since April 2010.

Following a transition period, Ms. Mack will return as an outside Director of Constar's Board of Directors, on which she has served since May 2009.

Mr. Beard comes to Constar from Anderson Group, the private equity firm out of Bloomfield Hills, MI where he was a Partner. Prior to that he was the President, CEO and Director of publicly-traded TriMas Corporation.
L. White Matthews, III, Chairman of Constar's Board of Directors, commented, "We are excited to welcome Grant. He has a proven track record as a successful executive leader. His broad expertise in customer service, operations and finance, as well as his entrepreneurial style, make him an ideal fit for Constar."

Mr. Beard has a Bachelor's of Science and M.B.A. in Finance from Miami University and an M.A. in International Economics from the University of Detroit.

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