For Immediate Release                                                                                                       NEWS Contact: Mr. Adam Underwood                                                                                  Telephone: 919-459-5264 Email: aunderwood@ei1.com The EI Group’s Chris Murray - President-Elect of Carolinas AIHA July 14, 2009 Research Triangle Park, NC - The EI Group, Inc. (EI) is pleased to announce that Vice President of Loss Prevention Services, Chris Murray, has been voted President-Elect of the Carolinas Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA).  Mr. Murray was nominated and elected by a group of his peers representing the industrial hygiene profession in North and South Carolina. The American Industrial Hygiene Association is one of the largest international associations serving the needs of occupational and environmental health professionals practicing industrial hygiene in industry, government, labor, academic institutions, and independent organizations.  AIHA members are part of an organization dedicated to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of contaminants and stressors that may cause sickness, impaired health and well-being, or significant discomfort and inefficiency among workers and the general public.  Mr. Murray will serve in the President-Elect role for the 2009-2010 term and will assume the role of President in May of 2010.  Greg Lathan, President of The EI Group, commented, “AIHA is the essential source for information on Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety issues.  Chris has been actively involved in the AIHA for more than a decade and we feel confident that his leadership skills and desire to see the organization grow will be of immense benefit to the local section’s members.”  The Carolinas Section of the AIHA will host their next Professional Development Conference this October 7-8 at the BMW Plant in Greer, South Carolina.  More information can be found on the organization’s website at http://www.aiha-carolinas.org/.  About The EI Group, Inc. - The EI Group was founded in 1988 as an environmental, health and safety consulting firm dedicated to providing quality, cost-effective consulting, training and engineering services to the public and private sectors nationwide.  EI, a privately owned company, employs approximately one hundred (100) professionals and is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, with branch offices in Charlotte and Wilmington, North Carolina; Richmond and Roanoke, Virginia; Greenville, South Carolina; Louisville, Kentucky; and Dallas, Texas. For more information on The EI Group’s involvement with AIHA and other organizations, please contact Adam Underwood, at aunderwood@ei1.com or 919.459.5264.   *          *          *          *          * 2101 Gateway Centre Boulevard      Suite 200      Morrisville      North Carolina      27560      800.717.3472