ITT Industries, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has elected Robert J. Pagano, Jr. to the position of Vice President of the company. Pagano was named ITT Industries Corporate Controller earlier this year.

Pagano, 41, joined ITT Industries with ITT's acquisition of Goulds Pumps in May 1997. Since joining Goulds in 1988 and following Goulds' acquisition by ITT, he has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in finance and operations, including Vice President -- Finance and Controller at ITT's Fluid Technology group in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, and President of ITT Industries' Fluid Technology Industrial Products Group in Seneca Falls, New York.

Pagano graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Accounting from the State University of New York at Oswego, and holds both CPA and CMA certifications. He is a Value-Based Six Sigma Green Belt.

ITT Industries, Inc. is a $6 billion global multi-industry company based in White Plains, NY. ITT supplies advanced technology products and services in key markets including: fluid and water management including water treatment; defense communication, opto-electronics, information technology and services; electronic interconnects and switches; and other specialty products. In addition to the New York Stock Exchange, ITT Industries stock is traded on the Midwest, Pacific, London, Paris and Frankfurt exchanges.