Elster Gas North America Appoints Amber Bosma as Marketing Communications Coordinator.

Cleveland, OH, March 17, 2008 Elster Gas North America has announced that Amber Bosma has been appointed Marketing Communications Coordinator. Based in Madison, Ohio Bosma will report to Deborah Sill, Marketing Communications Manager for Elster Gas North America.

Bosma is a recent graduate from Kent State University, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Marketing.

For further information contact:

Deborah Sill, Elster Gas North America, 440-417-1167, dsill@americanmeter.com

About Elster Group

Elster Group is the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of highly accurate, high quality, integrated metering and utilization solutions to the gas, electricity and water industries.

The group has over 7,500 staff, operations in 38 countries and serves over 115 markets around the world. Elster’s high quality products and systems reflect the wealth of knowledge and experience gained from over 170 years of dedication to measuring precious resources and energy.

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