Rogers Corporation (NYSE: ROG) elected Brett Cope and Eric Starkloff to its board of directors, according to a company statement.

Cope serves as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Powell Industries (NASDAQ: POWL). He joined Powell in 2011 as vice president of sales and marketing, was promoted to chief operating officer in 2015, and became president and CEO in 2016. Before Powell, Cope worked at ABB Ltd. from 1990 to 2010 in engineering, project operations and sales management roles.

Starkloff was CEO and board member of National Instruments Corporation from 2020 to 2024. National Instruments, which developed testing and measurement software and hardware, was acquired by Emerson Electric in 2023. Starkloff spent 27 years at National Instruments in various positions including application engineering, chief marketing officer, head of worldwide sales and chief operating officer.

"The Board remains committed to unlocking higher levels of growth and profitability at Rogers," said Armand Lauzon, chair of the Rogers board. "Both are accomplished CEOs with proven track records of creating value, and they bring critical skills that will further strengthen the Rogers Board."

Rogers Corporation manufactures engineered materials used in electric vehicles, automotive safety systems, mobile devices, renewable energy and wireless infrastructure applications. The company operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, Asia and Europe.