Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> August 2, 2004

RAYMOND DE HONT – MET-PRO CORPORATION (MPR)

RAYMOND J. DE HONT is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Met-Pro Corporation. Mr. De Hont was elected Chairman of the Board in September 2003. He was elected President and Chief Executive Officer in March 2003 and a Director of the company in February 2003. Mr. De Hont served as the Chief Operating Officer of the company from June 2000 to March 2003 and Vice President and General Manager of the company's Fybroc Division from June 1995 to December 2000. In October 1999, he also assumed the responsibilities of General Manager for the company's Dean Pump Division. Prior to joining Met-Pro Corporation, Mr. De Hont's management positions at Air and Water Technologies included Vice President and General Manager of Flex-Kleen Corporation, which is now a division of Met-Pro Corporation. Mr. De Hont received a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1976. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief history of Met-Pro and an overview of

the company's operations?

Mr. De Hont: In September of 1966, Walter Everett acquired Met-Pro, then

a one-building metal