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AMETEK Names Timothy F. Croal as Vice President and General Manager Of AMETEK Dixson.


PAOLI, Pa. -- AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:AME See AIT. ) today announced that the Board of Directors has elected Timothy F. Croal as Vice President and General Manager of AMETEK Dixson.

"I am pleased that this talented manager has joined AMETEK," commented Frank S. Hermance, AMETEK's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Tim is a seasoned business leader with a wealth of experience in the operating management of electrical and electronics businesses serving heavy-vehicle and industrial markets."

AMETEK Dixson is the leading U.S. manufacturer of custom dashboard instruments and displays for heavy trucks, construction, and agricultural equipment and a leader in the manufacture of electronic controls for the commercial appliance and food service equipment industry.

Mr. Croal joins AMETEK from Eaton Corporation This article is about an industrial manufacturer. For other meanings see Eaton.

Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN) is a diversified industrial manufacturer with 2006 sales of $12.4 billion, putting it at 198 on the Fortune 500 for 2007.
, a diversified industrial manufacturer, where he held a variety of increasingly responsible positions since 1978. He most recently had been Director, Improvement Programs, Supply Chain & Operational Excellence for Eaton's Electrical Group.

Earlier at Eaton, Mr. Croal served as Strategic Manufacturing Manager for the Electrical Components Operations and held several Business Unit Manager positions.

Mr. Croal has a Masters in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science
BS, SB

bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
 Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University Marquette University at Milwaukee, Wis.; Jesuit; coeducational; chartered 1864, opened 1881. The school achieved university status in 1907. Among its graduate programs are those in business, engineering, and law. .

Corporate Profile

AMETEK is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electric motors with annualized annualized

Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared.
 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 The Russell 1000 Index is a stock market index of US stocks.

The ticker is "RUI" or similar.

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Forward-looking Information

Statements in this news release that are not historical are considered "forward-looking statements" and are subject to change based on various factors and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ significantly from expectations. Those factors are contained in AMETEK's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
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