Sypris Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:SYPR) announced the appointment of Paul Larochelle to the position of Vice President of Sypris Solutions Inc. and as President of Sypris Technologies, Inc., effective October 26, 2009. Mr. Larochelle will be located at the Sypris Technologies, Inc. headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky and will report to Jeffrey T. Gill, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sypris Solutions.

Mr. Larochelle will be joining Sypris following a successful career with Dana Corporation, where he last served as Vice President of the Structural Products Group, a global business with sales in excess of $750 million serving Ford, Toyota and VW, among others. Mr. Larochelle served as a member of the Executive Committee of Dana Corporation and on the Boards of Dana Canada and Chassis Systems, Ltd, a Dana joint venture in the United Kingdom.

Prior to his last assignment, Mr. Larochelle had over twenty-five years of increasingly responsible executive positions with Dana within the Engineering, Program Management, Sales and Marketing and Operations functions. This experience included directing successful new international joint venture relationships. Mr. Larochelle holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from Carleton University.

Commenting on the announcement, Jeffrey T. Gill, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sypris Solutions, said, “We are very pleased to announce the addition of Paul to the Sypris executive team. His extensive experience, industry knowledge and successful track record will be invaluable in the continued development of Sypris Technologies into a larger, increasingly profitable company.”

Sypris Solutions is a diversified provider of technology-based outsourced services and specialty products. The Company performs a wide range of manufacturing and technical services, typically under multi-year, sole-source contracts with major corporations and government agencies in the markets for aerospace and defense electronics, truck components and assemblies, and for users of test and measurement equipment. For more information about Sypris Solutions, visit its Web site at www.sypris.com.