Ad Huijser Named as Director at FEI Company

HILLSBORO, Ore., Feb. 17, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FEI Company (Nasdaq:FEIC)
today announced that Dr. Ad Huijser has joined the company's board of directors.
Dr. Huijser was executive vice president, chief technology officer and member of
the Board of Management of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., until his
retirement in 2006. During his 36-year career with Philips he held various
senior technology and management positions and was influential in the
development of the recordable compact disc and optical lithography (which led to
the founding of ASML Holding N.V.).

Dr. Huijser holds a Bachelor of Science degree and Masters Degree, both in
Technical Physics from Eindhoven Technical University, and a Ph.D. in Applied
Physics from the University of Twente in Netherlands. He is a Member of Advisory
Board of Point-One Innovation Fund.

"Ad's experiences with global business issues and the management of technology
address many of FEI's multiple opportunities," said Dr. Gerhard Parker, chairman
of the FEI board of directors. "We look forward to taking advantage of the broad
perspective and deep experience he brings to our deliberations."

About FEI

FEI (Nasdaq:FEIC) is a leading diversified scientific instruments company. It is
a premier provider of electron- and ion-beam microscopes and tools for nanoscale
applications across many industries: industrial and academic materials research,
life sciences, semiconductors, data storage, natural resources and more. With
more than 60 years of technological innovation and leadership, FEI has set the
performance standard in transmission electron microscopes (TEM), scanning
electron microscopes (SEM) and DualBeams(TM), which combine a SEM with a focused
ion beam (FIB). FEI's imaging systems provide 3D characterization, analysis and
modification/prototyping with resolutions down to the sub-Angstrom (one-tenth of
a nanometer) level. FEI's NanoPorts in North America, Europe and Asia provide
centers of technical excellence where its world-class community of customers and
specialists collaborate. Headquartered in Hillsboro, Ore., USA, FEI has
approximately 1800 employees and sales and service operations in more than 50
countries around the world. More information can be found at: www.fei.com.

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