Neil Desmond Named Vice President and General Manager Instrumentation & Specialty Controls Division

PAOLI, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) today announced the appointment of Neil J. Desmond as Vice President and General Manager of its Instrumentation & Specialty Controls Division.

“We welcome the return of Neil Desmond to AMETEK. Neil brings a wealth of management experience and a great deal of familiarity with AMETEK to his new position”

Mr. Desmond had been Senior Vice President and General Manager of Pentair Filtration since 2003. Previously, he had been Vice President and General Manager of Plymouth Products since 1997.

“We welcome the return of Neil Desmond to AMETEK. Neil brings a wealth of management experience and a great deal of familiarity with AMETEK to his new position,” notes Frank S. Hermance, AMETEK Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

“Neil joined AMETEK in 1974 and held a variety of positions before becoming Controller of Plymouth Products in 1984. He was Operations Manager of Plymouth Products prior to our spin off of the water filtration business in 1997,” added Mr. Hermance.

Instrumentation & Specialty Controls consists of two businesses—Vehicular Instrumentation Systems (VIS - formerly Dixson) a leading manufacturer of custom dashboard instruments and displays for heavy trucks and construction equipment and National Controls Corporation (NCC) a leader in temperature control products used in commercial appliances and niche industrial applications.

Corporate Profile

AMETEK is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with 2008 sales of $2.5 billion. AMETEK’s Corporate Growth Plan is based on Four Key Strategies: Operational Excellence, Strategic Acquisitions & Alliances, Global & Market Expansion and New Products. AMETEK’s objective is double-digit percentage growth in earnings per share over the business cycle and a superior return on total capital. The common stock of AMETEK is a component of the S&P MidCap 400 and the Russell 1000 Indices.

Forward-looking Information

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