Thermadyne Promotes Minter to Director of Sales, Specialty Markets


St. Louis, MO (April 4, 2006) - Thermadyne Industries, Inc., a global leader in cutting and welding products, announced it has promoted Paul Minter to lead its new Specialty Markets group. Thermadyne recently formed the group by combining the company's FirePower and TurboTorch® sales teams, in an effort to increase its focus on those sectors and sales channels of the North American market.

Minter's new position is director of sales, specialty markets. He will report to Don Domina, vice president of industrial sales, North America.

Prior to the promotion, Minter was Thermadyne's national business manager, responsible for North American sales and distribution. Before coming to Thermadyne, Minter served as group president at Fedders Indoor Air Quality Group, and as USA president at Trion Inc., a global manufacturer of air cleaning humidification products.

"Both FirePower and TurboTorch are experiencing tremendous sales growth," explained Domina. "We're therefore very pleased Paul has agreed to lead the Specialty Markets group to ensure we effectively meet this demand and exceed customer expectations."

About Thermadyne
Thermadyne, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a leading global marketer of cutting and welding products and accessories under a variety of brand names including Victor®, Tweco®, Arcair®, Thermal Dynamics®, Thermal Arc® , Stoody®, Turbo Torch®, Firepower® and Cigweld®. Its common shares trade on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol THMD. For more information about Thermadyne, its products and services, visit the company's web site at www.Thermadyne.com.

Steve Pona, 636-728-3057
or spona@thermadyne.com/

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