Mr. Lonsain, age 51, was previously responsible for sales and marketing for Chart Ferox in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In his new role, he will be responsible for all of Chart Ferox's operations and sales efforts. Mr. Lonsain will report to Tom Carey, President of Chart's Distribution and Storage Group.

"Over the past decade, our European Distribution and Storage operations have experienced significant growth, thanks, in large part, to Gerd Kirchgassner's leadership," said Sam Thomas, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Chart Industries. "We thank Gerd for his many contributions and wish him much success in his retirement."

"At the same time, we are extremely pleased to have someone with Hans Lonsain's experience and knowledge of the cryogenic industry step-up and join our senior management team," continued Mr. Thomas. "We continue to believe that Europe, the Middle East and Africa provide considerable growth opportunities for Chart and we look forward to Hans playing an important role in our global strategic direction, which will benefit Chart significantly."

Mr. Lonsain joined Chart in 1999 and has held a variety of sales and marketing positions with increasing responsibility, most recently sales and marketing for all of Chart Ferox. Prior to joining Chart, Mr. Lonsain was a Sales Manager with BOC Gases Benelux. He holds a degree from Wageningen University in The Netherlands.

Chart is a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment used in the production, storage and end-use of hydrocarbon and industrial gases. The majority of Chart's products are used throughout the liquid gas supply chain for purification, liquefaction, distribution, storage and end-use applications, the largest portion of which are energy-related. Chart has domestic operations located in eight states and an international presence in Australia, China, the Czech Republic, Germany and the United Kingdom.

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Previous News

>> Jan 23, 2008, Chart Industries Promotes Hans Lonsain to Head Its European Distribution and Storage Operations.
>> February 6, 2007, New small standard tanks EVT3 and EVT6 with super insulation.
>> August 8, 2006, First of five of the world's largest-ever vacuum insulated LNG storage tanks rolls out of Chart Ferox factory in Decin, Czech Republic
>> June 1, 2006, Chart Ferox announces base price increases on bulk storage & packaged gas equipment
>> November 10, 2005, Ferox and Cryo AB to jointly manufacture and market cryogenic semit-trailers
>> September 22, 2005, Chart Ferox to deliver the largest shop-constructed vacuum insulated tanks in the world
>> August 3, 2005, Chart Industries, Inc. announces agreement to sell the company to First Reserve Corporation
>> June 27, 2005, Chart-Ferox announces Gasnor LNG satellite plant expansion at Elkem
>> June 08, 2005, Chart announces Construction of the Largest Tank in its History
>> January 04, 2005, Gasnor starts up new LNG Satellite Plant at Titania
>> November 24, 2004, Transport of the Vertical Storage Tank for Nitrogen service from Ferox Decín to Russia by ship
>> September 30, 2003, Large LNG Satellite Plant Installed
>> July 31, 2003, Ferox Signed Cooperation Agreement with N-GINE Corporation
>> July 08, 2003, Chart Industries files Chapter 11 Petition to implement "Pre-Packaged" Reorganization Plan
>> June 27, 2003, Liquid Hydrogen Tanks
>> May 30, 2003, LNG driving for large sizes
>> May 21, 2003, MULTIGAS and FEROX
>> March 26, 2003, Ferox and Air Products agreed to sign Multi-Year European Supply Contract
>> February 25, 2003, Thermax - Ferox Alliance
>> December 2, 2002, Press Report: Liquefied Natural Gas
>> October 16, 2002, Ferox awarded Norwegian LNG orders
>> September 27, 2002, Thermax - Ferox Alliance

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