EGS Electrical Group Announces Several Promotions


ROSEMONT, IL, November 10, 2010 -- EGS Electrical Group, a division of Emerson Industrial Automation, announced today several employee promotions:

Jean-Baptiste Trolle has been promoted to the position of Vice President, Marketing and Business Development of the ECM business segment. Mr. Trolle has been with the EGS organization since its acquisition of ATX in 1998 serving the company in various sales and marketing roles. In this new role he has responsibility for the Appleton and O-Z/Gedney product marketing team, the sales and marketing integration of the newly-acquired Nutsteel business, and the acquisition activity supporting EGS.

Kerry Nedic has been promoted to the position of Director, Pricing and Technical Support. In her new role, she adds the responsibility of the technical support organization.

Jason Overbey, who joined the EGS organization last year as a Business Development Manager, is being promoted to Director of Marketing responsible for customer service and business development.

Dan Douglass, who joined the EGS organization 2 years ago from Emerson Corporate St. Louis, is being promoted to Director of Marketing responsible for sales support and business development.

Craig Morris has been promoted to the newly-created position of Vice President, Global Accounts. Replacing Mr. Morris as Director of Sales, Southwest Region, will be Kevin Jacks, currently Director of Global Accounts.

Jim Gibson has been appointed to Area Manager, Canada for Appleton, O/Z-Gedney, and SolaHD. A 15-year veteran of the electrical and automation industry, he joined EGS in 2005, and has held positions of ascending responsibility within SolaHD, most recently Northeast Region Manager.

For more details, please visit www.appletonelec.com.

About EGS Electrical Group

EGS Electrical Group is a global manufacturer of industrial electrical products for explosion proof, hazardous and ordinary location environments with some of the most well known brands in the industry, including Appleton, O-Z/Gedney and SolaHD. EGS is organized into three focused businesses that provide distributors and end-users expert knowledge and excellent service. EGS is a division of Emerson Industrial Automation. For more information visit www.egseg.com.

Contact:

Marie O'Leary

Emerson

T (800) 621-1506

marie.oleary@emerson.com

Dan O'Connell

O'Connell Communications

T (708) 482-0212

dan@oconnellpr.com

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