Rohm and Haas Board of Directors Elect Vice President


Philadelphia, Pa December 7, 2005 - The Board of Directors of Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE:ROH) recently elected Gray Wirth as Vice President.

Earlier this year he was named Business Unit Director for the company's worldwide Monomers business. Prior to joining Rohm and Haas Company, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from Cornell University in 1989, completed four years military service as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and received his MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Harvard University.

In 1995, Wirth joined the company as an Account Manager for Agricultural Chemicals. Ensuing assignments of greater responsibility within Ag Chemicals included: Global Product Manager (1997) and Regional Brand Manager for the Americas (1999). The following year, Wirth relocated to Frankfurt, Germany as European Region Marketing Manager for Architectural & Functional Coatings. He assumed his former position as Business Director of Rohm and Haas's AgroFresh Inc. subsidiary in 2002. Under Wirth's leadership, AgroFresh experienced a string of successive years of rapid growth in sales and earnings.

As Vice President, he will also serve on the company's Leadership Council.

About Rohm and Haas Company
Rohm and Haas is a Philadelphia-based specialty materials company which makes products for the personal care, grocery, home and construction markets, and the electronics industry. The company had annual sales of approximately $7.3 billion in 2004 with operations in 27 countries. Additional information about Rohm and Haas can be found at www.rohmhaas.com.

CONTACT:

Leslie Johnson
Rohm and Haas
Phone: + 1 (215) 592-6922
E-mail: lesliejohnson@rohmhaas.com

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