Sensus Announces Two New Vice President Appointments

For AMI & Electric Business Unit and Industry & Regulatory Affairs

RALEIGH, N.C., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Sensus Metering Systems announces
that William T. Yeates, has joined Sensus as Vice President of its Advanced
Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Electric business unit and that George Uram
has been appointed Vice President, Industry and Regulatory Affairs.
Yeates has twenty-four years of global engineering, sales and operations
experience. He was previously with Power-One, Inc., a power conversion and
power management products company, where he was Chief Executive Officer. His
experience also includes more than fifteen years with AT&T/Lucent Technologies
in various engineering and sales leadership roles throughout the U.S. and
Asia. Yeates holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Louisiana
Technical University.
"Bill, with his depth of experience and leadership capabilities, is an
excellent addition to our staff," said Peter Mainz, CEO and President of
Sensus Metering Systems.
In his role, Yeates will lead Sensus' continued growth in the AMI &
Electric markets focusing on technology and solutions development and
deployment, CEM operations and sales and marketing.
Sensus also announced that George Uram was appointed to the newly created
position of Vice President, Industry and Regulatory Affairs. Uram, who
previously served as Vice President of the AMI and Electric business unit, was
instrumental in launching Sensus' entry into these markets. He will now focus
his extensive experience full time on utility industry issues and regulatory
affairs.
Of Uram's new appointment, Peter Mainz said, "We created the new position
of Vice President, Industry and Regulatory Affairs in recognition of the
tremendous change and evolution occurring in the AMI and Electric markets and
our leading role in these markets. George, with more than thirty years of
industry experience, is the ideal person to fill this challenging and critical
position for Sensus."
ABOUT SENSUS METERING SYSTEMS
The Sensus Metering Systems companies are leading world-class providers of
high-value metering, Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) and Advanced Metering
Infrastructure (AMI) system solutions for water, gas, electric, and heat
utilities as well as sub-metering entities worldwide. Additional linked
businesses include Smith-Blair, Inc. a leading provider of pipe clamp &
coupling products for the water, gas, and industrial markets; and Sensus
Precision Die Casting that produces complex, high quality die-castings. For
more information, please visit the company's web site at www.sensus.com .
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James J. Hilty, Vice President, Business Development, Sensus Metering Systems,
+1-919-845-4007, jim.hilty@sensus.com