BLOOMFIELD, Conn. , April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kaman Corp. (Nasdaq: KAMN) today announced the appointment of John C. Sorensen, 45, as vice president and treasurer, reporting to Robert M. Garneau, executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Sorensen joins Kaman from Visant Corp., Armonk, NY , a $1.2 billion private equity owned school affinity and specialty marketing company. At Kaman, he succeeds Russell H. Jones who retired on March 31, 2008 . His responsibilities will include oversight of the treasury department, banking relationships, capital market transactions and investment management administration of the company's pension assets.

Garneau said, 'John brings with him over twenty years of experience in the finance and treasury functions. He possesses a wealth of capital markets knowledge and that familiarity will be extremely valuable to the company as we continue to implement our long-term growth. He and Patti Goldenberg, our assistant treasurer, will form a well rounded treasury team.'

Prior to joining Visant in 2005 as vice president and treasurer, Sorensen held similar executive management positions for World Kitchen, Inc., Reston, Va .; US Office Products Company, Washington, D.C. ; ARINC Incorporated, Annapolis, Md. ; and Bank of America, Washington, D.C. He is a 1984 graduate of Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Penn. , with a bachelor's degree in business administration, and in 1994 he received an MBA in finance from Loyola College, Baltimore, Md.

John and his two children live in Westport, Connecticut .

Kaman Corp., headquartered in Bloomfield, Conn. , conducts business in the aerospace and industrial distribution markets.

SOURCE Kaman Corporation