Hubbell Inc. : Carlos M. Cardoso Elected To Hubbell Board of Directors

    Hubbell Inc. : Carlos M. Cardoso Elected To Hubbell Board of Directors

SHELTON, CT.   (February  7,  2013)  -  The  Board  of  Directors  of  Hubbell 
Incorporated (NYSE:  HUBA, HUBB) announces the  election of Carlos M.  Cardoso 
as a Director of the Company effective immediately.  

Mr. Cardoso,  55,  is  Chairman,  President and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of 
Kennametal Inc.  Kennametal  is a  $3  billion dollar  company  that  provides 
innovative custom and standard wear-resistant solutions for the industrial and
infrastructure markets.  The company  helps its  customers drive  productivity 
improvements in harsh environments  through their advanced materials  sciences 
and application knowledge.  

Hubbell's President  and Chief  Executive Officer,  Mr. David  G. Nord,  said, 
"Carlos has a strong background  in manufacturing, excellent understanding  of 
the  industrial  market  and   in-depth  knowledge  of  driving   productivity 
improvements. We look forward to his insight and contributions as we  continue 
to grow the enterprise."

Prior to his current role, Mr. Cardoso was President of the $1.3 billion  Pump 
Division of  Flowserve Corporation.  Previously, Mr.  Cardoso spent  over  six 
years with  Honeywell  /  AlliedSignal  where he  held  several  positions  of 
increasing responsibility. Prior to Honeywell / AlliedSignal, Mr. Cardoso  was 
Vice President Manufacturing  Operations for Colt  Manufacturing. He  received 
his bachelor's degree in business administration from Fairfield University and
a master's degree  in management from  the Hartford Graduate  Center. He  also 
participated in the  Executive Management Program  at Cornell University.  Mr. 
Cardoso has been  named one of  America's "Best Chief  Executive Officers"  by 
Institutional Investor Magazine.

Hubbell Incorporated is  an international manufacturer  of quality  electrical 
and electronic products for a  broad range of non-residential and  residential 
construction, industrial and utility applications. With 2012 revenues of  $3.0 
billion, Hubbell Incorporated operates manufacturing facilities in the  United 
States, Canada, Switzerland,  Puerto Rico,  Mexico, the  People's Republic  of 
China ("China"), Italy,  the United  Kingdom, Brazil  and Australia.   Hubbell 
also participates in  joint ventures in  Taiwan and Hong  Kong, and  maintains 
sales offices in Singapore, China,  India, Mexico, South Korea, and  countries 
in the Middle East. The corporate headquarters is located in Shelton, CT.

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Contact:   James M. Farrell
        Hubbell Incorporated
        40 Waterview Drive
        P.O. Box 1000
        Shelton, Connecticut  06484
        (475) 882-4000

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