RIVERSIDE, Ca. ?EUR??,,????'??? Irrometer Company, Inc. and its Board of Directors elected Thomas C. Penning as its President and Chief Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2003. Penning will also serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Penning replaced Bill Pogue, who served in the same capacity since 1985. Pogue will remain with the company, taking an active role as an advisor to management and the board, while also becoming involved in special projects. ?EUR??,,????'??The election of Tom Penning to lead our efforts in ?EUR??,,????'??optimizing irrigation,?EUR??,,????'??? is an important step in continuing our service to irrigators on a global basis. It signals a revitalized commitment by our company to bring new ideas, new energy and new technology to bear on the problems faced by water resource managers, and to help assure water availability, through conservation, for irrigated agriculture and urban landscapes,?EUR??,,????'?? Pogue said. For more information about Irrometer Company visit: www.irrometer.com.