For more information contact:
Amir Rosenthal
(203) 598-0397
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
General Counsel & Secretary

KATY INDUSTRIES, INC. ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT

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EENGLEWOOD, CO - February 19, 2001 - Katy Industries, Inc. (NYSE:KT) announced
that its Board of Directors today elected Robert M. Baratta (71) as President
and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company.

Mr. Baratta succeeds John R. Prann, Jr. (50), who resigned today.

Mr. Baratta served as an officer of Katy or a Katy subsidiary from 1990 through
2000. He was Executive Vice President of the Company from 1995 to 2000.
Before joining Katy, Mr. Baratta had been President and Chief Executive Officer
of UOP, Inc.

Mr. Baratta said: " I've devoted much of my career to Katy. I respect and know
well its management team. I look forward to helping to continue to build value
for the Company and its shareholders, including through the continued
exploration of strategic alternatives that Katy announced in November."

Jacob Saliba, Chairman of the Board of Katy, said: "We are pleased to have Bob
Baratta, with his extensive business experience and intimate knowledge of Katy,
at the helm. Bob will work closely with Arthur R. Miller (50), Executive Vice
President, and Stephen P. Nicholson (48), Vice President of Finance and Chief
Financial Officer.

On behalf of Katy's Board of Directors, I personally wish to thank John Prann
for his leadership and dedication to the Company. The Board and I wish him well."

Some of the statements made in this press release constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
These statements include all statements regarding the Company's intentions and
strategies for exploring alternatives, including a sale of the Company. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors, as detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, that may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-
looking statements.

Katy Industries, Inc. is a diversified corporation with interests primarily in
Electrical/Electronics and Maintenance Products.

Company contact:
Stephen Nicholson, Vice President of Finance, in Englewood at (303) 290-9300,
or at www.katyindustries.com


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