COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mettler-Toledo
International Inc. (NYSE: MTD) announced today that Michael A. Kelly has been
appointed to its Board of Directors, effective yesterday.
Mr. Kelly is Executive Vice President at 3M Company, where he is
responsible for Display and Graphics, a $4 billion operating unit of 3M.
During his more than 20 years at 3M, he has held various positions, including
a number of international assignments.
Robert F. Spoerry, Executive Chairman of the Board, stated, 'Mike brings
us an impressive track record in sales and marketing, technology management
and globalization of businesses. His broad international experience will
provide us with valuable strategic insight. We welcome Mike and look forward
to his contributions to our Board.'
METTLER TOLEDO is a leading global supplier of precision instruments and
services. The Company is the world's largest manufacturer and marketer of
weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial and food retailing
applications. The Company also holds top-three market positions in several
related analytical instruments and is a leading provider of automated
chemistry systems used in drug and chemical compound discovery and
development. In addition, the Company is the world's largest supplier of
metal detection and other end-of-line inspection systems used in production
and packaging and holds a leading position in certain process analytics
applications. Additional information about METTLER TOLEDO can be found at
'www.mt.com .'
Statements in this discussion which are not historical facts may be
considered 'forward-looking statements' that involve risks and uncertainties.
For a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual
events or results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking
statements, see 'Factors affecting our future operating results' in Part I,
Item A, of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
December 31, 2007. The Company assumes no obligation to update this press
release.
SOURCE Mettler-Toledo International Inc.
