Lydall Inc. announced that William M. Lachenmeyer has been appointed Vice President, Human Resources. Mr. Lachenmeyer replaces Mona G. Estey who has served Lydall in various human resource roles for 36 years, most recently as Vice President, Human Resources since April 2000. Ms. Estey has elected to resign her position at this time to pursue other interests as she transitions into voluntary retirement.

Mr. Lachenmeyer's most recent position was with Smith & Wesson as its Vice President Human Resources. In this capacity, Mr. Lachenmeyer led the human resource, employee benefits, security and environmental functions, and served as a strategic partner to the businesses to help attract, retain, and strengthen Smith & Wesson's talent.