Contacts:

Kristan Grote
Specialist, Marketing Communications
(262) 252-2957
kgrote@magnetek.com

Lynn Bostrom
Director, Marketing Communications
(262) 252-2903

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Magnetek Announces Addition to Marketing Communications Staff

Menomonee Falls, Wis. – January 14, 2008 – Magnetek, Inc. (NYSE: MAG) today announced the hiring of Kristan Grote as the marketing communications specialist for Elevator and Alternative Energy divisions. Grote previously worked as a magazine editor for Journal Communications, Inc. She has over five years of journalism experience covering communities and businesses in Southeastern Wisconsin.

Grote holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Wisconsin – Parkside, and is a Master’s candidate in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.

“I am excited about the opportunity to showcase Magnetek’s green solutions for people moving and alternative energy delivery to a world-wide market, as well as our market-leading material handling products,” Grote said.

She resides in Milwaukee with her husband and their four children.

About Magnetek
Magnetek, Inc. manufactures digital power and motion control systems used in material handling, people moving, wireless communications and energy delivery, including its own line of multi-megawatt E-Force™ large wind power inverters designed and produced for wind turbine manufacturers. The Company is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wis., in the greater Milwaukee area and operates manufacturing facilities in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, as well as Menomonee Falls. Magnetek reported revenues of $103.8 million for its 2007 fiscal year ended July 1, 2007.

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This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the Company's wind and fuel cell power inverter business.  These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified and are beyond the Company's control. These risks and uncertainties include effects of economic, market and operating conditions on the Company and its financial results. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations are described in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.