PITTSBURGH--( BUSINESS WIRE )--RTI International Metals, Inc. (NYSE: RTI) announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has elected Mr. David Hess as a new director, effective immediately. "Dave will add valuable perspective to our Board of Directors," said Dawne S. Hickton, Vice Chair, President and CEO. "We appreciate his willingness to serve as a director and look forward to benefitting from his 35 years of broad experience across the aerospace industry." Mr. Hess retired as President of Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corporation, in January. Prior to that, he was President of Hamilton Sundstrand, the United Technologies division where he began his professional career in 1979. Before becoming President of Hamilton Sundstrand, Mr. Hess headed the company's Aerospace Power Systems business segment.