Hillenbrand Appoints New Presidents for K-Tron International, Batesville

BATESVILLE, Ind., Feb. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI) has
named Joe A. Raver president of K-Tron International, Inc., and Kimberly K.
Dennis as president of Batesville Services, Inc. Both appointments are expected
to become effective April 4, 2011.

Raver Named President of K-Tron International

As president of K-Tron International, Joe Raver will be responsible for
accelerating the organic growth of the K-Tron brands on a global scale. He will
lead the development and implementation of the K-Tron growth strategy and will
be a key figure in business development and acquisition integration. The
president of the K-Tron Process Group, Kevin Bowen, and the president of the
Size Reduction Group, Lukas Guenthardt, will report directly to Raver. To be
closer to the fastest-growing K-Tron markets, Raver and his family will relocate
to the Zurich, Switzerland area, the site of one of the company’s largest
administration and manufacturing facilities.

Raver has been senior vice president of Hillenbrand and president of Batesville
Services, Inc., and its subsidiaries, including Batesville Casket Company, since
June 2008.

“During Joe’s 14 years with the company, he has excelled in a variety of senior
executive assignments, most recently leading Batesville Casket Company into new
business arenas,” said Kenneth A. Camp, Hillenbrand president and chief
executive officer. “Joe’s exceptional leadership capabilities and his experience
in strategy development will be of great value as K-Tron expands its presence in
growing the global markets.”

Dennis Named President of Batesville Casket

As the new president of Batesville Services, Inc., and its subsidiaries,
including Batesville Casket Company, Kim Dennis will, in many ways, be
“returning home” to lead the industry’s premier funeral service products company
as it creates new products and services for its funeral home customers.

Dennis began her career with Batesville in 1989, holding positions of increasing
leadership responsibility in finance, planning, operations, logistics and
information technology. This broad experience base prepared her to become vice
president of shared services and information technology at Hillenbrand
Industries. Most recently, Kim was senior vice president of Hill-Rom Holdings
and general manager of Hill-Rom’s post-acute care division.

“Kim’s varied executive assignments at Batesville and her outstanding success in
leading a fast-growing segment of Hill-Rom’s business have helped prepare her
for this very significant opportunity,” Camp said. “The Batesville organization
knows her well and we are all very pleased to welcome her back into the
Hillenbrand and Batesville family.”

Both Raver and Dennis will report directly to Camp.

About Hillenbrand, Inc.

Hillenbrand (www.HillenbrandInc.com) is a diversified enterprise with multiple
subsidiaries focused around two separate operating businesses. Batesville Casket
(www.batesville.com) is a leader in the North American death care industry
through the sale of funeral services products, including burial caskets,
cremation caskets, containers and urns, selection room display fixturing, and
other personalization and memorialization products. K-Tron International
(www.ktroninternational.com) is a recognized leader in the design, production,
marketing and servicing of bulk solids material handling equipment and systems.
The company serves many different industrial markets through two product lines.
The Process Group focuses primarily on feeding and pneumatic conveying
equipment, doing business under two main brands: K-Tron Feeders and K-Tron
Premier. The Size Reduction Group concentrates on size reduction equipment,
conveying systems and screening equipment, operating under three brands:
Pennsylvania Crusher, Gundlach and Jeffrey Rader. HI-INC-E

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