LECO Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc

CLEVELAND, April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LECO) today announced that Phillip Wittke has been appointed Global Director, Offshore Development. In this newly created position, Mr. Wittke will be responsible for developing, implementing and managing Lincoln's involvement in the growing offshore drilling and construction industries. In addition, he will help in the development of the Company's global industry segment management capabilities as part of Lincoln's effort to provide best-in-class customer service and technical expertise worldwide. Mr. Wittke possesses a strong management background and thorough industry knowledge that qualify him for his new strategic responsibilities. He has more than 24 years of experience in the welding industry and joined Lincoln Electric in 2001 as Managing Director, Greater China, responsible for the day- to-day management of Lincoln's operations in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Prior to joining Lincoln, Mr. Wittke held management positions in Australia, Indonesia and Thailand. He has a master's of business administration degree from Henley Management College at Brunel University in London, England. Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic arc-welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment and has a leading global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln has 33 manufacturing locations, including operations, manufacturing alliances and joint ventures in 19 countries and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering more than 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric, its products and services, visit the Company's Web site at http://www.lincolnelectric.com/. DATASOURCE: Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. CONTACT: Roy L. Morrow of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., +1-216-383-4893, or Web site: http://www.lincolnelectric.com/

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