Barry C. Johnson Elected to Rockwell Automation Board of Directors.

MILWAUKEE -- Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) today announced that Barry C. Johnson, Ph.D. was elected as a new member of the company's Board of Directors.

Johnson, 62, is currently the Dean of Engineering at Villanova University. As academic leader of the College of Engineering, Dr. Johnson oversees four departments with 60 faculty members and 1,200 undergraduate and graduate students.

Prior to joining Villanova, Johnson was senior vice president and chief technology officer of Honeywell International in Morristown, NJ. Johnson also previously served as Corporate Vice President of Motorola, Inc., Chief Technology Officer for the company's Semiconductor Product Sector in Tempe, AZ and held a variety of technology, product development and operations leadership positions during his 16-year career there.

Johnson holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in metallurgical engineering and materials science from Carnegie-Mellon University and a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Villanova University. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (2000) and the first U.S. citizen to be elected to the Fraunhofer Society, Germany's prestigious applied research organization (1999). He also is an inventor named on seven U.S. patents.

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a leading global provider of industrial automation power, control and information systems and services that help manufacturers achieve a competitive advantage in their businesses. The company brings together leading brands in industrial automation, including Allen-Bradley controls and services, Dodge mechanical power transmission products, Reliance Electric motors and drives, and Rockwell Software factory management software. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., the company employs about 22,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.