Gerber Scientific Board OKs Expansion, Nominee

SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) — Gerber Scientific Inc., which makes equipment used for signs, specialty graphics, apparel and optical lenses, said its board has nominated Javier Perez to become a director.

The board also approved the expansion of the number of directors to eight from seven. The nomination for Perez will be voted on Sept. 17 at the company's annual meeting.

Perez serves as a senior portfolio adviser to the investment firm Barington Capital Group LP, a Gerber shareholder, the company said in a statement issued Wednesday. He also is president of the consulting firm Maxwell Edison Inc.

Gerber shares rose four cents to $3.57 in trading Thursday.