AMETEK Names William J. Burke as Vice President - Investor Relations & Treasurer.PAOLI, Pa. -- AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AME See AIT. ) today announced that it has named William J. Burke William Joseph Burke (September 25, 1862 - November 7, 1925) was an American politician and businessman. He was born in London, England of Irish parents. He was a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from 1919 to 1923, as a member of the United States Republican Party. as Vice President - Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. & Treasurer. Mr. Burke previously served as Vice President - Investor and Corporate Relations since 1999. Frank S. Hermance, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "I am very pleased to announce Bill's promotion. Over the past seven years, Bill has done an excellent job of taking AMETEK's growth story to the investment community - a key factor in our strong stock price performance over this period of time. He will continue in that role while taking on the additional responsibilities as Treasurer of the Company." Mr. Burke joined AMETEK in 1987 as a Financial Analyst and served as Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer beginning in 1988. He was promoted to Assistant Division Controller of U.S. Gauge in 1990. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Burke worked in operations, playing key roles at U.S. Gauge and in the start up of the Binghamton, NY, manufacturing facility for AMETEK Aerospace. He was promoted to Division Vice President of Finance for U.S. Gauge in 1995. In January 1999 Mr. Burke was named Division Vice President of U.S. Gauge's Electronic Sensors Business Unit, a position he held until his promotion to Vice President - Investor and Corporate Relations in August 1999. Mr. Burke holds a BS in Business Management from Boston College Boston College, main campus at Chestnut Hill, Mass.; coeducational; Jesuit; est. and opened 1863. Actually a university, the school's Chestnut Hill campus comprises colleges of arts and sciences and business administration, the graduate school, and schools of nursing and a MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School is the business school of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1881 through a donation of Joseph Wharton, making it the world’s oldest business school. . Corporate Profile AMETEK is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with 2006 sales of $1.8 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. See Russell Indexes page for main discussion. See also the iShares Russell 1000. External links
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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