Lydall Names Robert K. Julian New CFO

MANCHESTER, Conn., Oct. 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lydall, Inc. LDL today announced that Robert K. Julian, 50, has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Lydall, Inc., effective upon the commencement of his employment with Lydall, which is expected to be October 29, 2012. Erika H. Steiner (formerly Erika G. Turner), Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, will be departing the Company on November 6, 2012.   Mr. Julian will be leaving his position as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Legrand North America (LNA), a $1 billion subsidiary of Legrand, S.A. headquartered in Limoges, France, to join Lydall.  Legrand manufactures products and systems for electrical installations and information networks for commercial, residential and industrial buildings. During his 8 year tenure with Legrand, Mr. Julian directed and oversaw all financial aspects of LNA and its subsidiaries, including business strategy and analysis and financial due diligence in support of several acquisitions and operational integrations. Prior to his tenure at Legrand, Mr. Julian was the Vice President and Controller – Worldwide Strategic Sourcing of Fisher Scientific International, Inc. (now Thermo Fisher Scientific), a leading manufacturer and distributor of over 600,000 products and services to See full press release