Flowserve announced that Roger Fix was elected to its board of directors effective April 1, 2006. Fix, 52, is currently the president and chief executive officer of Standex International Corp., a diversified manufacturing and marketing company.

Prior to his current position at Standex, Fix served as chief executive officer, president and director of Outboard Marine Corp. Fix has also served in senior leadership roles at several manufacturing companies including a career at John Crane where he was named chief executive in 1998. Other companies where Fix held senior positions include XOMOX, a division of Emerson Electric, Reda Pump, a division of Pearson, Plc. and Fisher Controls Company.

"We are very pleased that Roger has joined the Flowserve board of directors," said Lewis M. Kling, President and CEO of Flowserve. "He has a vast knowledge of our industry and superb leadership skills that will make him an asset to our board. In addition, his previous experience in our industry and his leadership roles within manufacturing make him well-suited to provide an immediate contribution to the Flowserve board."

Fix holds a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from the University of Nebraska and a master of science in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas.