AMETEK Names Alan Devenish Vice President and General Manager of AMETEK Materials Analysis Division.

PAOLI, Pa. -- AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) today announced the appointment of Mr. Alan Devenish as Vice President and General Manager of AMETEK Materials Analysis Division. Mr. Devenish previously served as Division Vice President of AMETEK's EDAX Business Unit since its acquisition in June, 2001.

Mr. Hermance commented, "I am pleased to announce Alan's promotion to Vice President and General Manager of our newly formed Materials Analysis Division. This Division, composed of our EDAX business unit and the recently acquired SPECTRO Analytical Instruments business, is a global leader in analytical instrumentation for analysis of materials. Alan's extensive experience in the materials analysis field combined with his global business background makes him the ideal person to lead this new division."

Mr. Devenish has held a variety of sales, marketing, and general management positions since joining EDAX twenty three years ago. He joined EDAX International in 1983 as Sales Manager when the business was part of Philips Electronics. In 1990 Mr. Devenish was named Sales and Marketing Manager of EDAX and in 1996 was named General Manager. Upon EDAX being sold to a private equity group in 1998, Mr. Devenish was named President and CEO of EDAX, Inc., a position he held until EDAX was acquired by AMETEK in 2001.

Mr. Devenish holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the University of Sussex, England.

AMETEK's Materials Analysis Division is a global leader in applying analytical instrumentation to satisfy the materials analysis needs of its customers. The products and technologies available include arc/spark and ICP optical emission spectrometers, energy dispersive and EBSD microanalysis systems, and x-ray spectrometers for the fast accurate analysis of solids, liquids, and powders. AMETEK's Materials Analysis Division is built upon the SPECTRO and EDAX business units and provides analytical instrumentation for applications in the metals, environmental, R&D, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, electronics, and forensic science markets.

Corporate Profile

AMETEK is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electric motors with annualized sales of $1.6 billion. AMETEK's Corporate Growth Plan is based on Four Key Strategies: Operational Excellence, Strategic Acquisitions & Alliances, Global & Market Expansion, and New Products. Its 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 Index and the Russell 1000 Index.

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