Spectrum Controls Expands Sales Organization

January 15, 2007—Issaquah, Washington—Spectrum Controls, Inc., a leading manufacturer of hardware and software for the industrial controls marketplace, is pleased to announce the appointments of Michael Rush as Southeast Regional Manager and Eddie Cantu as Southwest Regional Manager, effective immediately. Rush and Cantu each have extensive experience in the industrial automation marketplace, and will help provide leadership in bringing Spectrum Controls’ expanding portfolio of products to customers in the southern United States and Latin America.

Michael Rush comes to Spectrum Controls with a solid background in industrial automation and communications devices. His experience in the Southeast as both a distribution automation specialist, and his experience selling products with an OEM through Spectrum Controls’ channels, makes him ideally suited to work with partners, distributors and customers in that steadily growing region.

Eddie Cantu returns to Spectrum Controls, with responsibility for a newly formed sales region that includes the southwestern United States, the Caribbean, and all of Latin America. Eddie has a vast amount of experience with Spectrum’s partner organizations, and has a track record of building solid business relationships in Latin America.

“As our business continues to expand, Michael and Eddie will be well positioned to spearhead the adoption of our new products in a variety of industries, and continue to enhance our relationships with distributors and our partners throughout the southern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean,” said Joe North, Sales and Marketing Director for Spectrum Controls.

Michael Rush and Eddie Cantu join a sales organization that also includes Elliot Fixler, Northeast Regional Manager; Rebecca DeVaney, Northwest Regional Manager; and Joe Pirotte, serving Spectrum Controls in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific regions. For questions on whom to contact in your region, contact Spectrum Controls at 425-746-9481.

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About Spectrum Controls
Since 1983, Spectrum Controls has continued to be the premier provider of hardware and related software products for the industrial controls marketplace. Products fall into three major categories: I/O modules, human-machine interfaces and communications devices. Corporate headquarters is located in Bellevue, Washington. For more information, visit our Web site at www.spectrumcontrols.com, email spectrum@spectrumcontrols.com or telephone 425-746-9481.