GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn., Apr 30, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Pentair
(NYSE: PNR) today announced it has named Michael G. Meyer, 45, vice president
of treasury and tax, effective immediately. Meyer also was named an officer of
the Corporation.
Meyer, who has served as treasurer of Pentair since January 2002, joined
the Company's corporate office as assistant treasurer in 1994. Prior to
joining Pentair, he held a series of finance and accounting positions --
including financial reporting manager, assistant treasurer, controller, and
vice president of finance -- with Federal-Hoffman, Inc. Previously, Meyer
served five years with Ernst and Young, where he held a series of
progressively responsible accounting positions leading to the position of
manager of audit. Meyer holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting at St. Cloud
State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and earned his CPA certification in
1981.
About Pentair, Inc.
Pentair ( www.pentair.com ) is a diversified operating company
headquartered in Minnesota. Its Water Technologies Group is a global leader in
providing innovative products and systems used worldwide in the movement,
treatment, storage and enjoyment of water. Pentair's Enclosures group is a
leader in the global enclosures market, serving industrial and electronic
customers, and its Tools Group markets innovative products under established
brand names to professionals and do-it-yourself users. Pentair's 2003 revenues
totaled $2.7 billion. The company employs 12,500 people in more than 50
locations around the world.
Contact
Pentair: Mark Cain
Tel.: (763) 656-5278
E-mail: mark.cain@pentair.com
SOURCE Pentair, Inc.
Mark Cain of Pentair, Inc., +1-763-656-5278,
mark.cain@pentair.com
http://www.pentair.com