Ladish Names Pergolski International Sales Manager For Ladish Forging

Cudahy, WI—Ladish Co., Inc. (www.ladishco.com) (Nasdaq: LDSH) has named Rodney Pergolski to be International Sales Manager for Ladish Forging, LLC, the main forging facility of Ladish Co., Inc., located in Cudahy, WI. He was Senior Sales Engineer. Pergolski will report to Douglas Roberts, General Manager of Sales and Marketing for Ladish Forging, LLC.

Pergolski began his career at Ladish in 1995 as a Sales Engineer. After three years he was promoted to Senior Sales Engineer, a position he held until becoming International Sales Manager.  Pergolski has extensive experience in the company’s European and Japanese markets. In his new role, he will be responsible for international business development for Ladish Forging.

Pergolski has been with Ladish for more than 12 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering and a Master's degree in Engineering Management from Milwaukee School of Engineering.

Ladish Co., Inc. is a leading producer of highly engineered technically advanced components for the jet engine, aerospace and general industrial markets.  Ladish is headquartered in Cudahy, Wisconsin with operations in Wisconsin, Connecticut, Oregon and Poland.  Ladish common stock trades on NASDAQ under the symbol LDSH.

This release includes forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in them.  These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, uncertainties in the company's major markets, the impact of competition, the effectiveness of operational changes expected to increase efficiency and productivity, worldwide economic and political conditions and the effect of foreign currency fluctuations.