Ladish Hires Troyer

Cudahy, Wis. —Ladish Co., Inc. (www.ladishco.com) (Nasdaq: LDSH) has hired Robert D. Troyer to be Manager, New Business and Customer Development, with responsibilities for Ladish’s three forging business units. Prior to joining Ladish, he was Vice President, Business Development, Grede Foundries, Inc.

"Bob has decades of experience in the metal-working industry and has expertise in the areas of team building, project management, purchasing, sales and marketing," says Ray Knutilla, Director, European Operations for Ladish Co., Inc. "Bob is also a former Ladish employee, having worked for the company between 1974 and 1993."

Troyer is a University of Wisconsin,   Milwaukee, graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, and a concentration on industrial operations.

Ladish Co., Inc. is a leading producer of highly engineered, technically advanced metal components for the jet engine, aerospace and general industrial markets. Ladish is headquartered in Cudahy, Wisconsin with operations in Wisconsin, Oregon, Connecticut 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.