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15-Nov-2006

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Air Products has announced the following executive appointments:

George G. Bitto has been named vice president and treasurer, effective immediately. He is responsible for corporate finance, financial planning and analysis, pension and savings plan investments and treasury operations. Previously, Bitto was vice president and controller for the company's Gases and Equipment Group. He joined Air Products in 1987 and held a variety of financial analysis and controllership positions within the Finance and Treasury departments, and later served as general manager of the company's North America Liquid Bulk business. Bitto is an electrical engineering graduate of Villanova University with an M.B.A in finance from the Wharton School of Business. He succeeds Laurie K. Stewart.

Laurie K. Stewart has been named vice president and controller for Air Products' new Tonnage Gases, Equipment and Energy Division, effective immediately. She also has responsibility for coordinating resources and career development for the company's global Decision Support organization, including leadership of its M.B.A. Career Development Program. Stewart joined Air Products as vice president and corporate treasurer in August 2003. Previously, she was vice president and treasurer for Pennzoil-Quaker State Company before Shell Oil Company acquired it in late 2002. Prior to her Pennzoil experience, Stewart spent 12 years at Marathon Oil Company in a broad range of financial assignments.

Wilbur W. Mok has been appointed president, Air Products Asia, effective immediately. He has overall responsibility for leadership and coordination of Air Products' Asian activities supporting the company's global strategic initiatives. Previously president, Air Products China, Mok replaces Robert D. Dixon, who was recently named to the new position of vice president and general manager, Merchant Gases. Mok joined Air Products in 1986 as a financial analyst in the International Controllership organization and subsequently held various engineering and commercial positions in the U.S., China and Hong Kong SAR (Special Administrative Region). He is an electrical engineering graduate of Northwestern University with an M.B.A. in finance from the University of Chicago.

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