Rensink Appointed CUNO Vice President

Rensink Appointed CUNO Vice President 


MERIDEN, Conn., Aug. 12  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CUNO Incorporated
(NASDAQ:CUNO) Andrew T. Rensink has been appointed Vice President - Operations
of the Worldwide Water Group of CUNO Incorporated.  In this newly established
position, Mr. Rensink will be responsible for the worldwide operational
leadership of CUNO's water filtration business, including the development and
execution of the company's global manufacturing strategies within the Water
Group.  He will be a member of CUNO's Operating Committee and has been
appointed a Corporate Officer.  In announcing this appointment, CUNO CEO Mark
G. Kachur said, "Andy Rensink is uniquely qualified to lead the worldwide
development and expansion of our operational capabilities within the Water
Group, CUNO's largest and fastest growing business.  In his most recent role as
Vice President - Operations for WTC Industries (which is now part of CUNO
following the recent acquisition of WTC by CUNO), Andy demonstrated excellent
leadership in operations, logistics and customer support.  I am confident that
Andy will successfully develop and lead our manufacturing organization and help
strengthen CUNO's competitive position within the water filtration business."

Mr. Rensink has 13 years of senior management experience within the water
filtration industry.  Prior to serving as Vice President - Operations for WTC
Industries, he held the positions of Vice President - Technology and Vice
President - Customer Support for Osmonics, Inc., where he worked from 1991 to
2000.  He began his career at General Electric Corporation where he held
several technical and manufacturing management positions over a 10 year span.
He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Wisconsin and is a graduate of GE's Manufacturing Management
Program.

Mr. Rensink and his family reside in Maple Grove, Minnesota.

CUNO is a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of a
comprehensive line of filtration products for the separation, clarification and
purification of liquids and gases.  CUNO's products, which include proprietary
depth filters and semi-permeable membrane filters, are used in the potable
water, healthcare, and fluid processing markets.

CUNO wants to provide shareowners and prospective investors with more
meaningful and useful information and, therefore, this press release includes
various comments regarding business conditions and the outlook for CUNO, which
reflect currently available information.  These forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause performance or actual
results to differ materially from those expressed herein.  Such risks and
uncertainties include, among other things:  volumes of shipments of CUNO's
products; changes in product mix and product pricing; costs of raw materials;
the rate of economic and industry growth in the U.S. and the other countries in
which CUNO conducts business; economic and political conditions in the foreign
countries in which CUNO conducts a substantial part of its operations and other
risks associated with international operations including exchange rate
fluctuations; CUNO's ability to protect its technology, proprietary products
and manufacturing techniques; changes in technology; changes in legislative,
regulatory or industrial requirements and risks generally associated with new
product introductions and applications; and domestic and international
competition in CUNO's global markets.  CUNO assumes no obligation to update the
information contained in this press release.

  Contact:
   Frederick C. Flynn, Jr.
   203/238-8847
   

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