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FORTUNE 500 GLOBAL
MULTI-INDUSTRY
MANUFACTURING LEADER
$5.9 billion in total revenues for 2008
17,000+ employees worldwide - in over 40 countries
Headquarters: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
 

SPX HELPS BUILD
GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE
56% of SPX 2008 revenue served global infrastructure market: 41% power & energy, 15% HVAC related business
Remaining 44% of SPX 2008 revenue generated for these markets: 17% tools & diagnostics; 14% general industrial; 13% food & beverage
52% of SPX's total 2008 revenue generated outside North America


STRATEGIC GLOBAL GROWTH MARKETS
> Global Infrastructure
> Process Equipment
> Diagnostic Tools
 

ACQUISITIONS
AUTOBOSS Tech, Inc., China-based maker of diagnostic tools and equipment (2008)
APV, global manufacturer of process equipment and engineered solutions (2007)
Matra-Werke GmbH, German essential service tool distributor (2007)
European Diagnostics division of Johnson Controls (2007)


SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Christopher J. Kearney, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Don Canterna, Segment President, Flow Technology
Robert B. Foreman, Executive Vice President, Human Resources and President, Asia Pacific
Dave Kowalski, Segment President, Test and Measurement
Kevin L. Lilly, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Patrick J. O'Leary, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Lee Powell, Segment President, Industrial Products and Services
 

HISTORY
Incorporated in Muskegon, Michigan in 1912 as the Piston Ring Company, an auto parts maker
Began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972
First made the FORTUNE 500 list in 1983
Adopted current name in 1988


RANKINGS / AWARDS
FORTUNE magazine's "America's Most Admired Companies 2008"
Corporate Responsibility Officer magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2008"