Pall Corporation Board Elects Cheryl W. Grisé as New Director

East Hills, NY, based Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) announced that its Board of Directors elected Cheryl W. Grisé to the Company's Board of Directors. The election accompanied the Board's vote to amend the Company’s bylaws to increase the number of Directors to twelve from eleven. Ms. Grisé, 55, was President, Utility Group, for Northeast Utilities (NYSE:NU) from 2001 until her retirement in June 2007, concluding a 27-year career at New England’s largest energy delivery system. As chief executive of Northeast Utility’s primary operating division, she had operating responsibility for electric and gas businesses which combined serve two million customers and generate revenue of $4.2 billion: The Connecticut Light and Power Company, Public Service Company of New Hampshire, Western Massachusetts Electric Company and Yankee Gas Company. Ms. Grisé received a B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a J.D. degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California. She has also completed the Yale University School of Organization & Management’s Executive Management Program. Ms. Grisé currently serves on the Board of Directors of MetLife, Inc. and Dana Corporation. She also serves as Chair of the Board of the University of Connecticut Foundation and as a member of the Board of the Kingswood-Oxford School. Ms. Grisé is a member of the California State Bar Association. Pall Corporation is a global leader in the rapidly growing field of filtration, separation and purification.