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A provider of sterilized sampling and testing solutions added to Filtration Group’s Life Sciences business, furthering its mission of making the world safer, healthier and more productive Filtration Group, an affiliate of Madison Industries, acquires Whirl-Pak®, a provider of sterilized sampling and testing solutions including its line of write-on, stand-up, filter and other specialty single-use sterilized sampling bags and accessories. Sterilized sampling bags Whirl-Pak® is globally recognized for best-in-class quality and is routinely specified as the sterilized sampling and testing brand of choice by industry and regulatory standards. Customers worldwide in the food & beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, water and contract testing end markets trust Whirl-Pak® for their sampling and testing labs. The addition of Whirl-Pak® will expand Filtration Group’s innovative offerings in food safety The addition of Whirl-Pak® will expand Filtration Group’s innovative offerings in food safety, pharmaceuticals and other mission-critical life sciences applications, furthering its mission of making the world safer, healthier and more productive. Mission-Critical applications “We are excited to add the Whirl-Pak® team, product line and global customer base to further expand our solution set and drive our mission of making the world safer, healthier and more productive,” said Filtration Group CEO Tim McCarty. “Whirl-Pak® is a fantastic addition to this group.” “We are incredibly excited to welcome the Whirl-Pak® team to Filtration Group. Their fanatical focus on customers and differentiated position with a market leading product line that serves mission-critical applications is a wonderful fit,” said Rob Carpio, Group President, Filtration Group Life Sciences. “This is a trusted brand that leading life sciences customers rely on every day, and we look forward to working with the entrepreneurial team at Whirl-Pak®.”

Filtration Group announced that Janet Bawcom has joined its team of entrepreneurial leaders on a mission to make the world safer, healthier, and more productive. Bawcom has assumed the vital role of General Counsel, in which she will serve as chief legal counsel for the company and lead all aspects of Filtration Group’s legal, regulatory, and public affairs around the world. Trusted advisor “As we continue to build a remarkable, mission-driven company, we rely on talented leaders like Janet to help make our vision a reality,” said Tim McCarty, President & CEO of Filtration Group. “Janet is an accomplished legal strategist and I look forward to working with her as our trusted advisor as we navigate our rapid growth.” Experience Bawcom was drawn to Filtration Group due to the company’s genuine resolve to make a positive impact on the world Bawcom is the former Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of Ingredion Incorporated, a global provider of food ingredients. Before assuming her position at Ingredion, she served as Senior Vice President-Corporate, Securities & Finance Counsel of Dell Technologies Inc., where she worked for nearly 20 years and held prior roles leading the legal teams supporting Dell’s consumer and small & medium business sales and marketing organizations. Making a positive impact “I was drawn to Filtration Group because of the company’s genuine resolve to make a positive impact on the world,” said Bawcom. “I look forward to being a part of a culture that is truly entrepreneurial, built on a foundation of trust and bias for action, where everyone is working together toward a common goal.”

Columbus Industries, a pioneering global provider of air filtration products for indoor residential and commercial applications has joined Filtration Group, an affiliate of Madison Industries Columbus Industries’ comprehensive suite of performance-engineered air filters, manufactured to enable the highest efficiency with the lowest pressure drop, further enhances the breadth and depth of Filtration Group’s leading portfolio of world class indoor air filtration solutions to ensure safe, clean air for its customers. Eric Pontious, Executive Vice President of Columbus Industries, stated “After nearly 40 years with Columbus, I can confidently say we have found the perfect partner to bring our customers an even higher level of service and support. I could not be prouder to partner with the Filtration Group team to make the world safer, healthier and more productive.” mission critical air filters “Columbus Industries is globally recognized as the gold standard within indoor air filtration; the company’s vertically integrated manufacturing capabilities and its best-in-class, proprietary in-house media provide faster lead times, greater flexibility and higher quality to its market leading customers and channel partners. We are thrilled to welcome Columbus to the Filtration Group family” said Filtration Group’s CEO, Tim McCarty. “I am truly grateful that Jeff Gilliam, Eric Pontious and the passionate team at Columbus Industries will be joining us in our quest to make the world safer, healthier and more productive,” said Larry Gies, Madison Industries founder. Columbus Industries’ mission critical air filters deliver enhanced performance to customers’ HVAC systems, air purifiers and indoor air quality systems by providing clean air to those indoors. The company’s broad range of branded and private label filters are focused on the highest minimum-efficiency-reporting-values (“MERV”) ratings and high-efficiency-particulate-absorbing requirements.  For 56 years, the Pontius family built and nurtured Columbus into the leader it is today.  The Columbus Industries passionate team is focused on creating innovative solutions to help fight the largest global environmental health risk, air pollution.