GREAT RIVER, NY. — BINDER GmbH today announced the appointment of Uwe Ross as President of its North American subsidiary, BINDER Inc. Ross joined BINDER in 2004 with a mission to first build and then aggressively grow the BINDER line of incubators, ovens and environmental testing chambers in North America. Utilizing his strong technical expertise and sales and marketing experience, Ross built BINDER Inc. into a fully operational organization.

In addition to his North American responsibilities, Ross was instrumental in the creation and launch of “redLINE by BINDER,“ a value brand which will extend the product portfolio of BINDER worldwide in 2010.

In his new role, Ross will continue his aggressive growth plans for BINDER Inc. in North America, while extending his responsibilities to include Central and South America.

With sales, service and warehousing, BINDER Inc. provides its customers with products, customer support and ISO 9001 certified services.

About BINDER

BINDER is the world’s largest specialty manufacturer of simulation chambers for scientific and industrial applications. Its range of products and services find use in routine applications, highly specific studies in research and development, production and quality assurance. With 340 employees worldwide, BINDER GmbH had annual sales of approximately €47 million in 2008.