EnPro Industries Elects Diane C. Creel to Board of Directors

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EnPro Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NPO) announced that Diane C. Creel has been elected to the company's board of directors, effective yesterday. Ms. Creel's election follows the board's expansion to nine members.

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Ms. Creel is the retired chairman, chief executive officer and president of Ecovation, Inc., a green technology company providing wastewater treatment solutions to companies in the food and beverage industries. In a previous position, she was the first woman to hold the chief executive position of a publicly held engineering firm in the United States, when she served as chairman, chief executive officer and president of Earth Tech, Inc. Ms. Creel is also a director of Allegheny Technologies Inc. and Goodrich Corporation.

"With her background in engineering and environmental technologies, Diane brings an important perspective to our board," said William R. Holland, chairman. "Her insights and experience will be valuable to us as we plan for EnPro's growth, and we look forward to working with her."

EnPro Industries, Inc. is a leader in sealing products, metal polymer and filament wound bearings, compressor systems and components, diesel and dual-fuel engines and other engineered products for use in critical applications by industries worldwide. For more information about EnPro, visit the company's website at http://www.enproindustries.com.

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