Ladish Names Vroman President Ladish Forging

CUDAHY, Wis., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- Ladish Co., Inc.
(www.ladishco.com) (Nasdaq: LDSH) has named Gary Vroman to the position of
President for Ladish Forging, LLC, the main forging facility of Ladish Co.,
Inc., located in Cudahy, WI, effective January 2008. Mr. Vroman will report
to Kerry L. Woody, Ladish Co., Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Vroman has been with Ladish for 25-plus years and holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in General Engineering from the University of Illinois and a
Master's degree in Engineering Management from Milwaukee School of
Engineering.
Mr. Vroman began his career at Ladish as a Sales Engineer and was promoted
to successively more responsible positions in the Sales Department before
becoming Vice President of Sales in 1996. Mr. Vroman has overseen the
company's management of cyclical demand in the aerospace and industrial
forging markets, including the current up-cycle. He brings a focus on strong
customer service to the position.
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.
SOURCE Ladish Co., Inc.

Wayne E. Larsen of Ladish Co., Inc., +1-414-747-2935, fax, +1-414-747-2890; or
William J. Libby of Libby Communications, +1-231-755-4111, fax,
+1-231-755-4144