ELMIRA, N.Y., May 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hardinge Inc.
(NASDAQ: HDNG), a leading international provider of advanced
metal-cutting solutions, today announced that James P. Langa, 52, has been promoted to the
position of Senior Vice President – Asian Operations. He will
report to Mr. Richard L. Simons,
President and Chief Executive Officer.
"Jim has been involved in the engineering and supply chain
activities of our Asian operations for the past three years, and
has made significant contributions to the Company's growth in this
region," said Mr. Simons. "We are pleased to have a person of Jim's
ability leading the expansion of our engineering, manufacturing and
sales efforts in this region."
Mr. Langa joined Hardinge in 2007 as Vice President/General
Manager, North American Machine Operations. Since 2008, he
has been Vice President, Global Engineering, Quality and Strategic
Sourcing. Prior to joining Hardinge, Mr. Langa spent 24 years in a
variety of management positions with the Wellman Products Group (a
division of Hawk Corporation), including responsibilities in
China.
Hardinge is a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of
machine tools, specializing in SUPER PRECISION™ and precision CNC
Lathes, high performance Machining Centers, high-end cylindrical
and jig Grinding Machines, and technologically advanced Workholding
& Rotary Products. The Company's products are distributed to
most of the industrialized markets around the world with
approximately 77% of the 2010 sales outside of North America. Hardinge has a very diverse
international customer base and serves a wide variety of end-user
markets. This customer base includes metalworking manufacturers
which make parts for a variety of industries, as well as 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 Switzerland,
Taiwan, the United States, China and the United
Kingdom. Hardinge's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market under the symbol, "HDNG." For more information,
please visit http://www.hardinge.com.
Contact:
Edward Gaio
Vice President and CFO
(607) 378-4207
SOURCE Hardinge Inc.