BANGALORE
SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

Emerson Network Power (India) today announced its plan to strengthen the company's focus on the telecom sector with the appointment of Ravi Badwal as Vice President - Telecom Business. In his role, Ravi will be responsible in driving the growth of the telecom vertical within Emerson by leveraging the business potential in the sector.

Prior to Emerson, Ravi was part of the Board of Directors at Supreme Telecommunications where he headed the overall business operations and helped the company develop a Pan-Indian footprint. During his tenure, Supreme Telecommunications emerged as a market leader in the telecom engineering and infrastructure space.

The telecom vertical currently contributes a significant amount to Emerson's overall revenues and the company expects this to grow further in future.

Commenting on Ravi's appointment, Sandeep Nair - Managing Director - Emerson Network Power (India), said, "As part of its solution approach, Emerson has always focused on the telecom vertical. Over the years, we have developed a very clear understanding of the infrastructure issues impacting the industry.  These critical issues need to be resolved to ensure that all bottlenecks affecting industry growth are taken care of. At Emerson, we have a wide range of products and solutions that can cater to the operational and infrastructure requirements of all telecom service providers. Our aim is to establish Emerson as a single reliable source for vital infrastructure solutions. We believe that Ravi's experience and expertise in the telecom will help us meet this goal."

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