Catalina Lighting, Inc Appoints Gerald Woelcke As Chief Financial Officer

MIAMI, Jan. 02 -- Catalina Lighting Inc CALA, a leading international designer, manufacturer, and distributor of lighting products for residential and office environments, announced today the appointment of Gerald Woelcke as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective January 2, 2007. Mr. Woelcke has over 22 years experience in finance and operations. Most recently, he spent 2 ½ years with Sun Capital Partners (Sun) as Vice President of Operations overseeing portfolio companies throughout various industries. Prior to that, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Mondrian Canada, Inc., a distributor of reprographic systems and one of Sun’s affiliated portfolio companies for four years. He also served as Director of Finance for Wilson Auto Electric Limited, a re-manufacturer of starters and alternators, from November 1991 to February 2000. Mr. Woelcke is a Chartered Accountant and began his career with Price Waterhouse. He received his Bachelor of Commerce, (Honors) degree, in Accounting, from the University of Manitoba, Canada.

About Catalina Lighting Inc

Catalina Lighting Inc is a leading international designer and marketer of residential and office lighting products. The Company's broad product line includes functional and decorative table lamps; ceiling, wall, recessed, vanity and track lighting fixtures; emergency and outdoor lighting; and chandeliers. Its line is distributed under several brand names, including Catalina, Tensor, Dana, Ring, Illuminada and Pro Office. The Company also functions as an OEM, selling goods under its customers' private labels.

This press release includes statements that constitute "forward-looking" statements, including, without limitation, that services provided by Meyer will help the Company to continue to improve its financial performance. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the termination of Meyer's employment with the Company; an adverse change in the Company's financial condition due to matters outside of the Company's control; and other risks detailed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.

CONTACT: Gerald Woelcke, CFO, Catalina Lighting, +1-305-558-4777