Greenville, South Carolina (November 10, 2004) - KEMET Corporation (NYSE:KEM)
announced that Ms. Maureen (Moe) Grzelakowski has joined the company's Board
of Directors. Ms. Grzelakowski is a technology industry consultant and is a
senior advisor to Investor Growth Capital.  Previously, Ms. Grzelakowski
managed several billion-dollar international telecom businesses during her
tenure at AT&T and Motorola, and was most recently the Senior Vice President
responsible for Wireless Activity at Dell Computer Co. Ms. Grzelakowski
received a BS in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering, an MS in Computer
Science and an MBA from Northwestern University, where she received the
Outstanding Student Award (i.e., top academic student).  She was awarded
AT&T's Catherine B. Cleary Award for "Woman of the Year" in 1994 for both
starting new businesses and for turning around AT&T's largest equipment
business.  She was also the recipient of New York's YWCA's Woman Achiever
Award in 1993. In 1990 she received Mayor Daley's Distinguished Service Award
for participating in Chicago's loaned executive program and for her contri-
butions to urban education reform.

KEMET Chief Executive Officer Dr. Jeffrey Graves said, "We are very pleased to
have attracted a board member of Moe's caliber.  Her experience in the rapidly
changing global telecommunications and electronics industry will be invaluable
as we position KEMET to leverage the strengths and opportunities we have in the
marketplace."

KEMET Corporation is a preferred supplier of standardized components to the
world's most demanding customers of quality, delivery, and service. KEMET's
common stock is listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KEM.
Additional information can be found at http://www.KEMET.com/ir.