Sensus Announces Two New Vice President Appointments.

For AMI & Electric Business Unit and Industry & Regulatory Affairs

RALEIGH, N.C., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Sensus Metering Systems announces that William T. Yeates, has joined Sensus as Vice President of its Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Electric business unit and that George Uram has been appointed Vice President, Industry and Regulatory Affairs.

Yeates has twenty-four years of global engineering, sales and operations experience. He was previously with Power-One, Inc., a power conversion and power management products company, where he was Chief Executive Officer. His experience also includes more than fifteen years with AT&T/Lucent Technologies in various engineering and sales leadership roles throughout the U.S. and Asia. Yeates holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Louisiana Technical University.

"Bill, with his depth of experience and leadership capabilities, is an excellent addition to our staff," said Peter Mainz, CEO and President of Sensus Metering Systems.

In his role, Yeates will lead Sensus' continued growth in the AMI & Electric markets focusing on technology and solutions development and deployment, CEM operations and sales and marketing.

Sensus also announced that George Uram was appointed to the newly created position of Vice President, Industry and Regulatory Affairs. Uram, who previously served as Vice President of the AMI and Electric business unit, was instrumental in launching Sensus' entry into these markets. He will now focus his extensive experience full time on utility industry issues and regulatory affairs.

Of Uram's new appointment, Peter Mainz said, "We created the new position of Vice President, Industry and Regulatory Affairs in recognition of the tremendous change and evolution occurring in the AMI and Electric markets and our leading role in these markets. George, with more than thirty years of industry experience, is the ideal person to fill this challenging and critical position for Sensus."

ABOUT SENSUS METERING SYSTEMS

The Sensus Metering Systems companies are leading world-class providers of high-value metering, Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system solutions for water, gas, electric, and heat utilities as well as sub-metering entities worldwide. Additional linked businesses include Smith-Blair, Inc. a leading provider of pipe clamp & coupling products for the water, gas, and industrial markets; and Sensus Precision Die Casting that produces complex, high quality die-castings. For more information, please visit the company's web site at http://www.sensus.com/ .

CONTACT: James J. Hilty, Vice President, Business Development, Sensus Metering Systems, [phone], [e-mail]

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