COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 24 /EMWNews/ -- Mettler-Toledo

International Inc. (NYSE: MTD) announced today that Michael A. Kelly has

been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective yesterday.



    Mr. Kelly is Executive Vice President at 3M Company, where he is

responsible for Display and Graphics, a $4 billion operating unit of 3M.

During his more than 20 years at 3M, he has held various positions,

including a number of international assignments.



    Robert F. Spoerry, Executive Chairman of the Board, stated, "Mike

brings us an impressive track record in sales and marketing, technology

management and globalization of businesses. His broad international

experience will provide us with valuable strategic insight. We welcome Mike

and look forward to his contributions to our Board."



    METTLER TOLEDO is a leading global supplier of precision instruments

and services. The Company is the world's largest manufacturer and marketer

of weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial and food

retailing applications. The Company also holds top-three market positions

in several related analytical instruments and is a leading provider of

automated chemistry systems used in drug and chemical compound discovery

and development. In addition, the Company is the world's largest supplier

of metal detection and other end-of-line inspection systems used in

production and packaging and holds a leading position in certain process

analytics applications. Additional information about METTLER TOLEDO can be

found at "www.mt.com ."



    Statements in this discussion which are not historical facts may be

considered "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and

uncertainties. For a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, which

could cause actual events or results to differ from those contained in the

forward-looking statements, see "Factors affecting our future operating

results" in Part I, Item A, of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for

the fiscal year December 31, 2007. The Company assumes no obligation to

update this press release.