ROMEOVILLE, IL -- Laser Products Industries (LPI) has announced that it has made two workforce changes that are intended to continue the company’s rapid growth and to better position it to realize future strategic initiatives.

Rich Katzmann has been promoted to president, continuing to report to Dan Louis, owner and CEO. Since joining Laser Products almost one year ago as the VP of sales and marketing, Katzmann has lead the company into record growth, expanded its sales force and entered new markets including the recently announced partnership with Slabsmith. Trained as a nuclear engineer, Katzmann changed careers to co-own and manage several highly successful start-up companies.