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Kohlhepp is chief executive officer of Cintas Corporation, the leader in the corporate identity uniform industry. He began his career at Cintas in 1967, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Thomas More College and his MBA from Xavier University.
Parker Chairman Duane Collins said, "With Bob's expertise in customer service and aggressive profitable growth, he'll make an excellent addition to our board."
With annual sales exceeding $6 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs more than 45,000 people in 45 countries around the world. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.parker.com, or its investor information site at www.phstock.com.
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CONTACT: Media, Lorrie Paul Crum, VP - Corp. Communications, +1-216-896-2750, or after hours, +1-330-666-4196, or lcrum@parker.com; or Financial Analysts, Timothy K. Pistell, Treasurer, +1-216-896-2130, or tpistell@parker.com, both of Parker Hannifin Corporation
