HDNG Hardinge Inc. (delisted)

ELMIRA, N.Y., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hardinge Inc. (NASDAQ:HDNG), a leading international provider of advanced material-cutting solutions, today announced the following organizational changes involving the Company's turning and milling operations: Michael Hillock, Vice President, Global Sales, Service and Marketing -- Mr. Hillock is now responsible for the Company's sales, service and marketing efforts in North America, in addition to his prior responsibilities in Europe, Asia and the rest of the world. Mike joined Hardinge earlier this year, adding more than 30 years of global sales experience to the Company's international marketing efforts. James Langa, Vice President, Global Engineering, Quality and Strategic Sourcing -- The Company's engineering, quality and strategic sourcing disciplines in the US, Taiwan, China and the UK now report to Mr. Langa. He formerly served as Vice President, North America Operations. Jim joined Hardinge in 2007, bringing more than 23 years of operational and engineering management experience. Paul Ling, Vice President, Asian Supply Plants -- Mr. Ling, located in Nan Tou City, Taiwan, is now responsible for our manufacturing operations in Taiwan and China. He was formerly General Manager of the Company's subsidiary in Taiwan. Paul has more than 23 years of machine tool industry experience and has been with Hardinge for the past 9 years. George Brasseur, Director Business Development -- Mr. Brasseur, located in Biel, Switzerland, is now responsible for identifying new product and business opportunities for the entire Company. He previously served as Director of Sales and Marketing for Continental Europe. George is a 30 year veteran of the machine tool industry, and has been with Hardinge for the past 12 years. Messrs. Hillock, Langa, Ling and Brasseur will report to Mr. Richard L. Simons, President and Chief Executive Officer. "These organizational changes have been implemented to improve the coordination of our global resources, encourage sharing of best practices within the Company and to provide seamless support for our customers," said Mr. Simons. "One of our many competitive strengths is that we have engineering, manufacturing, sales, service and marketing resources located in the US, Europe and Asia. This new structure provides better focus and responsiveness as we continue to design, manufacture and deliver the finest machine tools along with superior services and manufacturing solutions to our customers around the world." Hardinge is a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of machine tools, specializing in high-precision, computer controlled, material-cutting machines. The Company's products are distributed to most of the industrialized markets around the world and in 2007 approximately 66% of sales were from outside of North America. Hardinge has a very diverse international customer base and serves a wide variety of end-user markets. Along with metalworking manufacturers which make parts for a variety of industries, our customers include a wide range of end users in the aerospace, agricultural, transportation, basic consumer goods, communications and electronics, construction, defense, energy, pharmaceutical and medical equipment, and recreation industries, among others. The Company has manufacturing operations in the United States, Switzerland, Taiwan and China. Hardinge's common stock trades on NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol, "HDNG." For more information, please visit http://www.hardinge.com/. This news release contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Such statements are based on management's current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact or that are about future events may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. For example, words such as "may," "will," "should," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "continue," "strategy," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "intends," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The company's actual results or outcomes and the timing of certain events may differ significantly from those discussed in any forward-looking statements. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Contact: Edward J. Gaio Vice President and CFO (607) 378-4207 DATASOURCE: Hardinge Inc. CONTACT: Edward J. Gaio, Vice President and CFO of Hardinge Inc., +1-607-378-4207 Web site: http://www.hardinge.com/

Copyright