Key Technology Hires John Boutsikaris

Key Technology Hires John Boutsikaris as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing

WALLA WALLA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 2005--Key Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTEC) today announced the appointment of John Boutsikaris as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In this position, Boutsikaris will be responsible for developing and leading strategic worldwide sales and marketing activities for Key's products. He will report to Kirk Morton, President and CEO of Key Technology.

Boutsikaris joins Key with more than 30 years of experience in sales and marketing management in both domestic and international markets. Most recently, Boutsikaris served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for Pemstar Corporation, a $700 million contract manufacturing company. Previously, he spent 27 years with Agilent Technologies/Hewlett-Packard in a variety of sales and channel management roles. Boutsikaris has a proven track record of developing direct and indirect sales channels, resulting in significant revenue growth and improved operational efficiencies.

"John is a great addition to our team and brings extensive domestic and international sales and marketing experience to Key," commented Kirk Morton. "His management background and expertise in developing new business and sales channels will be instrumental as we execute our strategic initiatives to grow the Company. We are very happy to have him on-board."

About Key Technology, Inc.
Key Technology, Inc., headquartered in Walla Walla, Washington, is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of process automation systems for the food processing and industrial markets. The Company's products integrate electro-optical inspection and sorting, specialized conveying and product preparation equipment, which allow processors to improve quality, increase yield and reduce cost. Key has manufacturing facilities in Washington, Oregon and the Netherlands, and worldwide sales and service coverage.