ExelTech Aerospace appoints Elisabeth Preston as Vice President of Corporate Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Strong growth-oriented background in public company best practices, 
corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and legal affairs management

MONTREAL, Sept. 7 /CNW Telbec/ - The Board of Directors of ExelTech
Aerospace Inc. (TSX Venture: XLT) ("ExelTech Aerospace" or the "Company") is
pleased to announce the appointment of Elisabeth Preston as Vice President of
Corporate Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
"I am delighted to welcome Elisabeth to ExelTech. Her appointment is
further evidence of our commitment to building an industry-leading management
team," said Derek Nice, President and CEO. "Elisabeth's background in public
company governance and exchange and regulatory compliance, corporate finance
and mergers and acquisitions complements the technical, commercial and
financial strength we've built in our Company."
Ms. Preston brings extensive experience to ExelTech Aerospace, with a
particular focus on newly public companies and systems that reinforce their
commitment to public company best practices. Her further experience in
corporate finance and corporate development and M&A work brings skills        
in-house that will be invaluable to the Company.
Ms. Preston's previous appointments include positions as Corporate
Secretary and General Counsel and in executive management at public and
private companies. At present she is currently also General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary of Allen-Vanguard Corporation (TSX:VRS), a counter-
terrorism company, and was previously General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
and Director of Human Resources at InBusiness Solutions Inc. (formerly
TSX:BIZ, now owned by TrekLogic), an IT services company. Prior to this,
Ms. Preston was Director of Sales for CML Technologies Inc., a Quebec based
telecommunications manufacturer, and a business law associate at McCarthy
Tetrault LLP and Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Ottawa. She is a member of the
Law Society of Upper Canada and holds a Bachelor's degree and a Master's
degree in Public Administration. Amongst other distinctions, she is a
recipient of the Ottawa Business Journal's 2005 "Top 40 under 40" award.
Ms. Preston is also a frequent speaker on subjects ranging from Public
Financings to Employment Law.
Ms. Preston's appointment and a grant of 200,000 options at market price
has been confirmed by the board of directors of ExelTech Aerospace, subject to
approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

About ExelTech Aerospace

The third largest commercial airframe MRO vendor in Canada, ExelTech
Aerospace is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and trades under the symbol
XLT. The Company holds Transport Canada, US Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approvals to repair a wide
range of aircraft, structures, components and electrical and electronic
systems. Aircraft models serviced by ExelTech Aerospace include the ATR-42 and
-72; Bombardier Dash-8 100/200/300; CRJ family; Boeing 727/737; Boeing        
MD-80/90; Fokker F-100; DC-9 and; Embraer ERJ 135/140/145; and Saab 340. With
230,000 square feet of hangar, shop and office space in three facilities at
Montreal and Quebec City, and with marketing offices in the US and Europe,
ExelTech Aerospace provides maintenance repair and overhaul services to
airlines in Canada, the US and 19 other countries around the world. ExelTech
Aerospace has been recognized as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies in
the widely-respected national recognition program sponsored by Deloitte &
Touche LLP, CIBC Commercial Banking, National Post, and Queen's School of
Business.

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