Seneca Falls, NY - August 15, 2000 - Julio Ferreira has been appointed Director - USA Direct Sales responsible for sales of all Goulds products sold to reserved accounts in the United States. Ferreira's most recent assignment was that of Regional Sales Manager for the Midwest and Western Territory. His career path with Goulds has included numerous positions of increasing responsibility in several international assignments including Singapore, Europe, and The Caribbean.

Stan Knecht has returned from his European assignment to assume the role of Global Marketing Manager for Chemical and HPI markets. Knecht spent three years stationed at ITT Industries' Vogel Pumpen in Austria overseeing the introduction of the new IC Series process pumps. Knecht has held various engineering posts within Goulds Pumps beginning in manufacturing and transitioning into product management. He is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelors of Science degree In Mechanical Engineering.

Both positions will office in ITT Industrial Pump Group headquarters in Seneca Falls, New York.