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Vibration Sensing Expert Joins Measurement Specialties FAIRFIELD, N.J., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Measurement Specialties (AMEX:MSS) announced today that Anthony Chu has joined the company as Director, Vibration Sensors Business Unit. He will lead MSI Sensors' global initiative to significantly expand its accelerometer and vibration sensing business with customers in the automotive, medical, military/aerospace and consumer goods industries. Mr. Chu has 25 years of engineering and marketing experience in the sensor industry with a special emphasis on piezoelectric and piezoresistive sensor designs and MEMs development. He is an internationally known authority and published author on the subjects of shock measurement and accelerometers. Mr. Chu brings to his new position at MSI Sensors an extensive network of relationships in the military, aerospace and automotive markets throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Mr. Chu is fluent in Chinese, which will facilitate his work with MSI Sensors' engineering and manufacturing center in Shenzhen, China. For more than two decades, Mr. Chu worked at Endevco(R), a division of Meggitt PLC, in roles of increasing responsibility. Most recently, as Director of Product Management, he managed the entire Endevco(R) product line of piezoelectric, silicon MEMs and electronic systems products. Mr. Chu also held leadership positions in marketing, manufacturing and engineering design. "We are thrilled to bring on a talent such as Anthony Chu to further develop our growing portfolio of vibration sensing technologies," noted Vic Chatigny, Vice President and General Manager of MSI Sensors. "Mr. Chu will build on the platform we've established with our capabilities in silicon MEMs, piezoelectric polymer film, piezoelectric ceramic, bonded gage and accelerometer miniaturization through our recent Entran acquisition." Mr. Chu commented: "I see great opportunity for MSI Sensors in vibration sensing because of the company's uniquely broad technology portfolio. Our expanded toolbox provides competitive advantage because we can choose the best possible way to solve customer problems and achieve high performance at very competitive costs." The global market for MEMS accelerometers continues to grow as OEMS increase their use of the miniature sensors in everything from automobiles to medical devices to durable goods such as washing machines. Accelerometers enable "smart sensing" to enhance vehicle safety, monitor human motion or make consumer products operate more efficiently with less human intervention. Measurement Specialties, Inc. designs and manufactures sensors and sensor-based consumer products. The Sensor division, also known as MSI Sensors, produces a wide variety of sensors and transducers to measure precise ranges of physical characteristics such as pressure, force, vibration, motion, position, tilt, flow and distance. MSI Sensors uses multiple advanced technologies -- including piezoresistive, electro-optic, electro-magnetic, capacitive, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), piezoelectric polymers and strain gauges -- to engineer sensors that operate precisely and cost effectively. Contact: Frank Guidone, CEO (757) 766-4400 Boutcher & Boutcher Investor Relations Aimee Boutcher (973) 239-2878 DATASOURCE: Measurement Specialties, Inc. CONTACT: Frank Guidone, CEO of Measurement Specialties, Inc., +1-757-766-4400; or Aimee Boutcher of Boutcher & Boutcher Investor Relations, +1-973-239-2878 Web site: http://www.msiusa.com/

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