MOCON, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOCO) today announced that it has hired Mr. Don DeMorett to fill the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer. Mr. DeMorett has been a member of MOCON’s Board of Directors since 2006. He is expected to join MOCON on January 14, 2013 as its COO.

Mr. DeMorett is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of GearGrid Corporation, a manufacturer of commercial storage systems. He formerly served as President of Robert Bosch Packaging Technology, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Robert Bosch Corporation that specializes in packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical, food and confectionary industries. Mr. DeMorett has a Bachelor of Science degree from St. Cloud State University, an MBA from St. Thomas University, and graduated from the Minnesota Executive Program at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Business.

“We are excited to have Mr. DeMorett join our company in this newly created executive role. His years of service on our Board of Directors as well as his wealth of packaging industry operating experience will be valuable assets that he brings to our management team,” said Robert L. Demorest, MOCON President and CEO.

About MOCON

MOCON is a leading provider of detectors, instruments, systems and consulting services to research laboratories, production facilities, and quality control and safety departments in the medical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, packaging, environmental, oil and gas and other industries worldwide. See www.mocon.com for more information.

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