Page 1 of 3 20th October 2005 Emerson appoints David Newman as Oil and Gas Operations Consultant for Europe Emerson Process Management announces that David Newman has joined the company’s global industry sales organisation as Operations Consultant for oil & gas industries. For the last seven years, David Newman has been Operations Director for Emerson’s METCO Services Limited, based in Aberdeen, Scotland. David Newman holds both a Bachelor of Science degree in Instrumentation and Electronics, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Open University in the UK. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Measurement and Control, a chartered engineer and a European engineer. Commenting on the appointment, Peter Schellekens, Vice President, global industry sales of Emerson said, “The combination of David’s industry knowledge and extensive experience, which includes time spent in America, the Far East, and Russia, is a perfect fit for this challenging role. David’s prime focus will be to generate opportunities through working with customers in Europe, assisting the world area sales organisation with the development and delivery of Emerson’s PlantWeb® values to the business units of major oil and gas companies.” - ENDS - Page 2 of 3 Notes to the Editor: About Emerson Process Management Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com), an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing and distribution in the chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, power, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and other industries. The company combines superior products and technology with industryspecific engineering, consulting, project management and maintenance services. Its brands include PlantWeb®, Fisher®, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, Mobrey®, Daniel®, DeltaVTM, Ovation®, and AMS™ Suite. About Emerson Emerson is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2004 were $15.6 billion. For more information, visit www.GoToEmerson.com. PlantWeb is a mark of Emerson Process Management. Other marks are property of their respective owners. Page 3 of 3 CONTACT ADDRESSES: If you wish to publish for your readers the address, telephone and fax details to contact Emerson Process Management, the relevant information for this press release will be: Emerson Process Management, Horsfield Way, Bredbury, Stockport SK6 2SU UK Telephone: 0870 240 1978 (UK) +44 (0)870 240 1978 (Int) Fax: 0870 240 4389 (UK) +44 (0)870 240 4389 (Int) Email: uksales@emersonprocess.com Web: www.emersonprocess.com FURTHER PRESS INFORMATION: Our Ref 500981 Issued by: HHC Lewis Limited 22-26 Commercial Road Southampton SO15 1GE UK Tel: +44 (0)23 8022 6361 Fax: +44 (0)23 8033 1585 Illustration: A photo is available to illustrate this release, and is shown on the attached sheet. Copies of this photo are available on request from Genevieve Nicholls. Photo enquiries: Genevieve Nicholls Email: genevieve.nicholls@hhc-lewis.co.uk Technical enquiries to: Roger Cherry Email: roger.cherry@hhc-lewis.co.uk Reader enquiries to: Rebecca Cadorette Emerson Process Management Horsfield Way Bredbury Industrial Estate Bredbury Stockport, SK6 2SU UK Email: marcomms@emersonprocess.co.uk