Corcoran joins Board of Directors at LaBarge

LaBarge, Inc. has announced that Thomas A. Corcoran has joined the Company's board of directors.

Corcoran is President of Corcoran Enterprises, LLC, a private management consulting firm, and serves as senior advisor to The Carlyle Group, a Washington D.C.-based private equity firm.

Prior to joining The Carlyle Group as senior advisor, Corcoran, 60, served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Gemini Air Cargo, Inc. and Allegheny Teledyne Incorporated. He previously spent 32 years at Lockheed Martin Corporation and its predecessor companies where he held various senior management positions.

Corcoran earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and is a graduate of the GE Manufacturing Management Program. He has an honorary doctorate from Stevens. He serves on the boards of directors of publicly traded L-3 Communications Corporation, REMEC, Inc.. and United Industrial Corporation, as well as privately held Gemini Air Cargo, Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc and Datapath, Inc.

"Tom Corcoran's distinguished career in the defense and aerospace industry, proven business acumen and extensive senior management experience will be a tremendous asset to LaBarge as the Company aggressively pursues its growth goals. I am delighted he is joining the board and look forward to the contributions he will make as a director," said Chief Executive Officer and President Craig LaBarge.