Air Products Announces Executive Management Changes

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Products (NYSE:
APD) announces the following organizational changes, effective April 1:

Scott A. Sherman, currently senior vice president and general manager, Tonnage
Gases, Equipment and Energy, is appointed senior vice president, Strategic
Development and Execution, reporting to John E. McGlade, chairman, president
and chief executive officer. He will have responsibility for Strategic
Planning, Technology, Energy and Materials, Global Engineering and Global
Operations, and continue to serve on the Corporate Executive Committee (CEC).
Sherman's broad company experience includes leadership roles for Europe
Engineering, Corporate Planning, and Energy and Process Industries. He joined
the company in 1975 as a participant in the company's Career Development
Program. He received a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Cooper
Union and an M.B.A. from Boston University.

Stephen J. Jones, currently senior vice president, general counsel and
corporate secretary, is appointed senior vice president and general manager,
Tonnage Gases, Equipment and Energy (TGEE). He will report to McGlade and
continue to serve on the CEC. Jones joined the company in 1992 as an attorney
supporting TGEE businesses, among others, and subsequently became area manager
for Tonnage Gases on the West Coast. In 2003, Jones was named vice president
and general manager for the Industrial Chemicals Division. He was appointed
to his current position in 2007. He received a B.S. degree in economics from
Bloomsburg University, an M.B.A. from Temple University, and a law degree from
the University of Pennsylvania. In 2007 he attended the INSEAD Advanced
Management Program in Fontainebleau, France.

John Stanley, currently assistant general counsel - corporate and commercial,
Americas and Europe, is appointed senior vice president and general counsel.
Stanley will become a member of the CEC reporting to McGlade and be
responsible for the Law Department, Corporate Relations and the Corporate
Secretary's Office. He joined the company in 1988 as an attorney and has
represented various commercial and functional organizations during his tenure,
including merger and acquisition activities, Performance Materials, Metals
Tonnage Gases, and Human Resources. In 2004, Stanley became assistant general
counsel - corporate and commercial, for activities in the Americas, and in
2007, his role expanded to cover similar activities in Europe. He received a
Bachelor's degree in history from Lafayette College and a law degree from the
University of Pennsylvania.

Mary Afflerbach, currently assistant general counsel - securities and
corporate governance, is appointed corporate secretary and chief governance
officer, reporting to Stanley. In this role, Afflerbach will advise the CEC
and the Board of Directors on legal and regulatory matters pertaining to
corporate governance, be accountable for the company's U.S. securities law
compliance and manage the Corporate Secretary's Office. Afflerbach joined Air
Products in 1989 as a tax attorney and was named to her current role in 2004.
She received a bachelor's degree in political and social thought from the
University of Virginia and a law degree from the State University of New York
at Buffalo Law School.

Complete biographies and downloadable photos are available in Air Products'
Press Room at
www.airproducts.com/PressRoom/Biographies/ExecutiveBiographies.htm.

Air Products (NYSE: APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology
and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases,
process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and
services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key
growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home
healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and
adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational
excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. Air Products has
annual revenues of over $10 billion, operations in more than 40 countries, and
21,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit
www.airproducts.com.

***NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results
could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

SOURCE Air Products

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