American Power Conversion Appoints Vice President, the Americas

		Founded in 1981, American Power Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) is a leading global provider of high availability systems for network-critical physical infrastructure. APC's comprehensive products and services, designed for both home and corporate environments, improve the availability, manageability and performance of sensitive electronic, network, communication and industrial equipment of all sizes. Headquartered in West Kingston, Rhode Island, APC reported sales of $1.7 billion for the year ended December 31, 2004, and is a Fortune 1000, Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 Company. All trademarks are the property of their owners. (PRNewsFoto) WEST KINGSTON, RI UNITED STATES

WEST KINGSTON, R.I., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Power Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) (APC), a leading global provider of high availability systems for network-critical physical infrastructure (NCPI), today announced the appointment of Dave Johnson to the newly created role of vice president, the Americas. In this role, Dave's responsibilities will include sales and marketing as well as service delivery for North and Latin America. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031003/NEAPCLOGO ) "Understanding and addressing customer needs is essential to any company's success. At APC, being 'customer-centric' is an absolute," said Rodger B. Dowdell, Jr., APC's president and chief executive officer. "APC must react rapidly to customer demands, demands that are growing more complex and diverse as the business expands. We are excited to have Dave fill this position and continue to drive our initiatives in the NCPI market in addition to expanding APC's core business." Dave has more than a decade of experience at APC. He most recently served as general manager of APC's Rack Systems division where he was integrally involved in developing and driving InfraStruXure(R) product marketing and sales. In addition, Dave has held multiple sales management and product management positions at APC. Prior to joining APC, Dave began his career with GE. Additionally, Tom Goldman, APC's vice president, global sales, has left the company to pursue other interests. The company has no current plans to fill the position of vice president, global sales. About American Power Conversion Founded in 1981, American Power Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) (APC) is a leading provider of global, end-to-end solutions for real-time infrastructure. APC's comprehensive products and services for home and corporate environments improve the availability, manageability and performance of sensitive electronic, network, communication and industrial equipment of all sizes. APC offers a wide variety of products for network-critical physical infrastructure including InfraStruXure(R), its revolutionary architecture for on-demand data centers, as well as physical threat management products through the company's NetBotz(R) division. These products and services help companies increase the availability and reliability of their IT systems. Headquartered in West Kingston, Rhode Island, APC reported sales of $2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2005, and is a Fortune 1000, Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 Company. All trademarks are the property of their owners. For more information contact: Investors: Debbie Hancock, APC director, investor relations, 401-789-5735, ext. 2994, debbie.hancock@apcc.com Media: Chet Lasell, APC public relations director, 800-788-2208, ext. 2693, chet.lasell@apcc.com