AMETEK Names George Jucha as Vice President and General Manager of Its Specialty Metal Products Division.

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PAOLI, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2002

AMETEK Inc. (NYSE:AME) today announced that the Board of Directors has elected Mr. George Jucha, Vice President and General Manager of its Specialty Metal Products Division, effective April 1, 2002.

Mr. Jucha currently serves as Division Vice President for Specialty Metal Products, with responsibility for the division's Eighty Four, PA, operations. Mr. Jucha replaces Mr. Joseph H. Ricketts, Jr., who retires later this year after thirty-one years with the Company, including the last nine as Vice President and General Manager.

Frank Hermance, AMETEK Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "I am pleased to announce George Jucha's appointment as Vice President and General Manager. AMETEK is fortunate to have in George a capable and experienced leader to assume this role. His intimate knowledge of our products and their applications will ensure our continued success in this very specialized market. I also want to thank Joe Ricketts for his many years of dedicated service and the significant contributions that he has made to AMETEK's success."

Mr. Jucha, a twenty-eight year AMETEK veteran, joined Specialty Metal Products in 1974 as a plant engineer. He held increasingly responsible manufacturing roles before being named Plant Manager for Specialty Metal Products Eighty Four, PA, facility in 1988.

In 1991 Mr. Jucha was named Division Vice President for Eighty Four Operations where he has overall business responsibility for the division's powdered and clad metal business lines.

Mr. Jucha holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University and an MBA from Robert Morris University.

AMETEK Specialty Metal Products produces highly engineered metal powder, strip, wire, and bonded products. Specialty Metal Products is a unit of AMETEK's Electromechanical Group (EMG), which had 2001 sales of $520 million. EMG is the global leader for floor care motors, and a leader in brushless air-moving motors for aerospace, business machine, mass transit, medical, and computer markets.

EMG also produces switches and battery chargers for motive and stationary power systems.

Corporate Profile

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electric motors with 2001 sales of more than $1 billion. AMETEK's Corporate Growth Plan is based on Four Key Strategies: Strategic Acquisitions & Alliances, Global & Market Expansion, New Products, and Operational Excellence.

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 2000 Index.