GARY KIMMET APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF THE GEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE

ROCHESTER, NY, February 13, 2007.  Gleason Corporation today announced that Gary J. Kimmet, Vice President Worldwide Sales and Marketing, has been appointed President of the Gear Research Institute (GRI).  The Institute, affiliated with the ASME and the AGMA, provides gear and related technological information and support by conducting research and development, consulting, analysis, and testing.  Since its inception in 1982, GRI has conducted programs in important technology areas, including gear materials, heat treat, noise characteristics, durability, and many others.  The GRI is located at Penn State University.  Dr. Suren Rao, Managing Director of the Gear Research Institute and Senior Scientist, Drivetrain Technology Center at Penn State said, “The Board of Trustees was pleased to appoint Mr. Kimmet to this prestigious position, and to continue our relationship with a world leader in gear technology like Gleason”.

Gary Kimmet joined Gleason Corporation in 1968, and has held a number of positions with the company including that of Vice President of Engineering.  In his current position, he is responsible for the marketing of Gleason Corporation products worldwide. He holds patents related to gear manufacturing and processes, and has published and presented technical papers on gear technology. He received both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University. He received the Lamme Award from Ohio State for “outstanding alumni contributions to the field of engineering.” He is a past member of the Board of Directors of the AGMA and has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Gear Research Institute for nearly 10 years. Gary is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Gleason Foundation.

Gleason Corporation is the world leader in the development, manufacture and sale of gear production machinery and related equipment.  The Company’s products are used by customers in the automotive, truck, aircraft, agriculture, construction, power tool, energy and marine industries, and by a diverse set of customers serving various industrial equipment markets.  The company, founded in 1865, employs approximately 2,700 people worldwide.  Gleason has manufacturing operations in Rochester, New York; Rockford, Illinois; Dayton, Ohio; Plymouth, England; Munich and Ludwigsburg, Germany; Studen, Switzerland; Bangalore, India; Harbin and Suzhou, China, and has sales and service offices throughout North America, Europe and in the Asia-Pacific region.

More information about Gleason Corporation is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.gleason.com.

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