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AMETEK Names William J. Burke Vice President, Investor and Corporate Relations

27 July 1999

AMETEK Names William J. Burke Vice President, Investor and Corporate Relations

    PAOLI, Pa., July 27 -- AMETEK, Inc. today
announced that it has named William J. Burke Vice President, Investor and
Corporate Relations, effective August 1, 1999.  Mr. Burke was Division Vice
President of the U.S. Gauge Electronic Sensors Business Unit in Feasterville,
PA.
    William Cleary, previously Vice President of Investor and Corporate
Relations, elected to leave AMETEK to pursue another opportunity.
    Walter E. Blankley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Bill
Burke brings a wealth of experience, including various financial and
operational responsibilities at AMETEK that will be invaluable in this
position.  He will work closely with the Executive Office to implement our
Corporate Growth Plan by taking AMETEK's story of creating shareholder value
through our Four Growth Strategies to the investment community."
    Mr. Burke joined AMETEK in 1987 as Financial Analyst and served as
Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer beginning in 1988.  He was promoted
to Assistant Division Controller of U.S. Gauge in 1990.  From 1993 to 1995,
Mr. Burke worked in operations, playing key roles at U.S. Gauge and in the
start up of the new Binghamton, NY, manufacturing facility for AMETEK
Aerospace.  He was promoted to Division Vice President of Finance for U.S.
Gauge in 1995.  Since January of this year, Mr. Burke has been managing the
Electronic Sensors Business Unit.
    Mr. Burke holds a BS in Business Management from Boston College and a MBA
from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.  He is also a CPA.
    AMETEK is a leading global manufacturer of electric motors and electronic
instruments.  AMETEK's Corporate Growth Plan is based on Four Key Strategies:
Operational Excellence, New Products, Global & Market Expansion, and Strategic
Acquisitions & Alliances.  Its objective is double-digit percentage growth in
earnings per share from continuing operations and a superior return on total
capital.  The common stock of AMETEK is a component of the S&P Mid-cap 400
Index and the Russell 2000 Growth Index.

    For more information, contact:  Jim McKinley of AMETEK, 610-889-5234.