Key Technology Appoints Teri Johnson as Fresh-Cut Industry Marketing Manager

January 29, 2008 – Key Technology announces the promotion of Teri Johnson to the new position of Fresh-Cut Industry Marketing Manager.  Johnson is responsible for planning and managing activities that enable fresh-cut processors worldwide to experience the greatest value in utilizing Key’s automated inspection, specialized conveying, product preparation systems, and world-class service.

“Key has participated in the industry since the baby-whole carrot boom in the 1990s.  Today, we’re really focused on the entire fresh-cut industry.  Fresh-cut processors are concerned with food safety, product quality, shelf life, and labor, and our technology addresses all of these challenges simultaneously.  It’s a perfect fit,” noted John Boutsikaris, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Key.  “Teri is focused on helping fresh-cut customers produce products more efficiently by improving the value of our existing technology and developing new processing solutions.”

Johnson has been with Key for 24 years.  Prior to this promotion, she was the Product Marketing Manager responsible for Key’s Smart Shaker® vibratory conveyors.  Previously, she held a number of positions at Key including Systems Engineer, Sales Engineering Manager, Service Manager, VP/GM Automated Inspection Systems, and Sales & Marketing Support Director.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering from Oregon State University, and has completed the California Institute of Technology’s Program for Technology Marketing.

“The fresh-cut industry is an important strategic market to Key.  We are committed to investing significant resources toward developing technology that enables fresh-cut processors to improve product quality, increase yields, and reduce costs,” noted Johnson.  “We currently offer important value-add solutions such as sorting, washing, and drying, and we’re working to develop the next wave of solutions for the future.

About Key Technology, Inc.
Key Technology, an ISO-9001 certified company, is a leading designer and manufacturer of process automation systems, integrated electro-optical inspection and sorting systems, and processing systems. Key® systems help processors to improve quality, increase yield, and reduce cost. With worldwide sales representation, the company maintains demonstration and testing facilities at its headquarters and manufacturing divisions in Walla Walla, Washington, USA, and at Key Technology BV in Beusichem, the Netherlands. The company's common stock trades on the Global Market tier of The NASDAQ Stock MarketSM under the symbol: KTEC.