Fluke Corporation Announces Corporate Officer and President

Fluke Corp. (Everett, WA), a manufacturer of compact, professional electronic test tools, announced today that Thomas S. Gross, 45 years old, has been appointed President, Fluke Corp. effective Dec. 1. Mr. Gross will also serve as Group Executive, Test and Measurement, and Corporate Officer of Danaher Corp.

Mr. Gross joins Fluke, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Danaher Corp., from Xycom Automation Inc., a leading supplier of industrial computers and software to the factory automation market, where he was president & CEO. Prior to joining Xycom in 1998, Mr. Gross spent twenty years with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation. Mr. Gross joined Allen-Bradley in 1977 as an application engineer and progressed though more responsible sales management assignments before being appointed director of Strategic Relations in 1986, and director of Marketing, Intelligent Sensing Division in 1987. In 1990 Mr. Gross was appointed director, Small Logic Controllers, and vice president, Motion Control in 1992. Under Mr. Gross's leadership, the Motion Control Business achieved a 40% compound annual growth rate resulting in five-fold growth globally during his five-year tenure. In 1997, Mr. Gross was promoted to vice president, Operator Interface Business and Rockwell Software with P&L responsibility for Rockwell's information oriented businesses, before joining Xycom in 1998. Mr. Gross earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1976 from the University of Wisconsin.

George M. Sherman, president and CEO of Danaher Corp. stated, "Throughout his career, Tom Gross has consistently achieved improved operating results, while strategically positioning his businesses for sustainable competitive advantage and industry leading growth rates. Based on Tom's proven track record of achieving substantial growth in technology and software based businesses, I am confident that he will provide the leadership for the excellent team at Fluke to continue their success as a premier supplier of hand held electronic test tools, while leading the overall development of Danaher's Test and Measurement platform."

Danaher Corp. is a manufacturer of Process / Environmental Controls & Tools and Components.

Fluke customers are technicians, engineers, electricians and metrologists who install, troubleshoot, and manage communications networks; industrial electronics and electrical equipment; and calibration processes for quality control. Fluke is also the official supplier of electronic test tools to the NHRA.

Fluke Corp., P.O. Box 9090, Everett, WA USA 98206, Phone: 800- 44 FLUKE, Fax: 425-356-5116, or Email: fluke-info@tc.fluke.com.

Edited by Paul O'Shea