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Rensink Appointed CUNO Vice President MERIDEN, Conn., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CUNO Incorporated (NASDAQ:CUNO) Andrew T. Rensink has been appointed Vice President - Operations of the Worldwide Water Group of CUNO Incorporated. In this newly established position, Mr. Rensink will be responsible for the worldwide operational leadership of CUNO's water filtration business, including the development and execution of the company's global manufacturing strategies within the Water Group. He will be a member of CUNO's Operating Committee and has been appointed a Corporate Officer. In announcing this appointment, CUNO CEO Mark G. Kachur said, "Andy Rensink is uniquely qualified to lead the worldwide development and expansion of our operational capabilities within the Water Group, CUNO's largest and fastest growing business. In his most recent role as Vice President - Operations for WTC Industries (which is now part of CUNO following the recent acquisition of WTC by CUNO), Andy demonstrated excellent leadership in operations, logistics and customer support. I am confident that Andy will successfully develop and lead our manufacturing organization and help strengthen CUNO's competitive position within the water filtration business." Mr. Rensink has 13 years of senior management experience within the water filtration industry. Prior to serving as Vice President - Operations for WTC Industries, he held the positions of Vice President - Technology and Vice President - Customer Support for Osmonics, Inc., where he worked from 1991 to 2000. He began his career at General Electric Corporation where he held several technical and manufacturing management positions over a 10 year span. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and is a graduate of GE's Manufacturing Management Program. Mr. Rensink and his family reside in Maple Grove, Minnesota. CUNO is a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of a comprehensive line of filtration products for the separation, clarification and purification of liquids and gases. CUNO's products, which include proprietary depth filters and semi-permeable membrane filters, are used in the potable water, healthcare, and fluid processing markets. CUNO wants to provide shareowners and prospective investors with more meaningful and useful information and, therefore, this press release includes various comments regarding business conditions and the outlook for CUNO, which reflect currently available information. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause performance or actual results to differ materially from those expressed herein. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things: volumes of shipments of CUNO's products; changes in product mix and product pricing; costs of raw materials; the rate of economic and industry growth in the U.S. and the other countries in which CUNO conducts business; economic and political conditions in the foreign countries in which CUNO conducts a substantial part of its operations and other risks associated with international operations including exchange rate fluctuations; CUNO's ability to protect its technology, proprietary products and manufacturing techniques; changes in technology; changes in legislative, regulatory or industrial requirements and risks generally associated with new product introductions and applications; and domestic and international competition in CUNO's global markets. CUNO assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release. Contact: Frederick C. Flynn, Jr. 203/238-8847 DATASOURCE: CUNO Incorporated CONTACT: Frederick C. Flynn, Jr. of CUNO Incorporated, +1-203-238-8847, Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/126696.html

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