PITTSBURGH, Jan. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) today announced that Kelly Boyer has been named Vice President, Investor Relations. In this role, Boyer will be responsible for Kennametal’s global investor relations strategy.

Boyer has more than 30 years of experience in investor relations, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and treasury. She joins Kennametal from Kelly Boyer & Associates where she served as president of a consulting firm focused on investor relations, treasury and corporate finance. Prior to her consulting role, Boyer served in various senior finance roles in industries including mining, oil and gas, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and industrial services.

Boyer holds a bachelor of commerce degree in business from the University of Saskatchewan and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). 

At the forefront of advanced materials innovation for more than 75 years, Kennametal Inc. is a global industrial technology leader delivering productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day nearly 13,000 employees are helping customers in more than 60 countries stay competitive. Kennametal generated more than $2.6 billion in revenues in fiscal 2015. Learn more at www.kennametal.com