IDEX Corporation Announces Appointment of Mark A. Beck to Board of Directors

LAKE FOREST, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IDEX CORPORATION (NYSE:IEX) announced today the appointment of Mark A.
Beck to the company’s Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2018.

“We are thrilled to welcome Mark to our Board of Directors,” said IDEX
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Silvernail. “His experience
as a chief executive officer of a public company with significant
international operations and his track record of innovation and
successfully integrating acquired businesses will be a tremendous asset
to IDEX. Mark is a values-based, results-oriented leader, making him a
great fit with our Board and management.”

Beck has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of JELD-WEN
Holding, Inc. (“JELD-WEN”), one of the world’s largest door and window
manufacturers, since November 2015, and was appointed as a Director of
JELD-WEN in May 2016. He joined JELD-WEN from Danaher Corporation, where
he served as Executive Vice President, leading Danaher’s Water Quality
and Dental platforms, beginning in April 2014. Previously, he spent 18
years with Corning Incorporated in a series of management positions with
increasing responsibility, culminating in his appointment as Executive
Vice President overseeing Corning’s Environmental Technologies and Life
Science units in July 2012. He also served on the board of directors of
Dow-Corning Corporation from 2010 to 2014. Beck holds a B.A. in Business
Management from Pacific University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business
School.

About IDEX:

IDEX is a global fluidics leader serving high growth specialized
markets. We are best known for our expertise in highly engineered
fluidics systems and components, as well for our expertise in fire and
safety products including the Jaws of Life® family of rescue and
recovery tools. Our products touch lives every day. Whether it’s a
life-saving rescue operation, dispensing fresh juice to a first grader
or fueling aircraft, IDEX is a leader in creating enabling technology
used in many of the most common everyday activities. For more
information, please visit www.idexcorp.com.
IDEX shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
“IEX”.

Contacts

IDEX Corporation
William K. Grogan, 847-498-7070
Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer