Fairview, Pa, April 8, 2008 ----- Spectrum Control, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPEC), a leading designer and manufacturer of electronic control products and systems, today announced the election of two new Directors to its Board. At the Company's Annual Shareholder Meeting on April 7, 2008, Bernard C. Bailey and George J. Behringer were each elected to their first terms on the Company's Board of Directors.

Mr. Bailey's career spans over two decades of management experience in high technology and security industries. He is the founder, President and CEO of Paraquis Solutions, LLC, a strategy and organizational consulting firm focused on large and mid-size companies. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Lasercard Corporation (NASDAQ: LCRD) and as a director for Telos Corporation, a Virginia-based defense contractor. Mr. Bailey served on active duty for eight years as an officer in the US Navy, eventually retiring as a Captain from the US Naval Reserve. Mr. Bailey's educational background includes an undergraduate degree from the United States Naval Academy, a Masters Degree in Engineering from the University of California - Berkeley, a Masters Degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California and an MBA in Finance from George Washington University.

Mr. Behringer is a graduate of Gannon University with a BS degree in Accounting. Throughout his distinguished business career he was a practicing Certified Public Accountant, serving for ten years as the Managing Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers Nebraska practice. For the five years preceding his retirement from public practice in 2002, Mr. Behringer lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers Middle East practice, where he was the region's Risk Management Partner and Quality Review Partner. He is currently a member of Gannon University's Board of Trustees and a member of its Audit Subcommittee and its Finance, Audit and Facilities Committee. Mr. Behringer is also a former member of the Board of Directors of America First Apartment Investors, Inc., where he served as Chairperson of the Audit Committee and member of the Compensation Committee.

Gerald A. Ryan, Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors, commented, "Mr. Bailey and Mr. Behringer each possess a broad range of business experience. With their finance and management expertise, they will undoubtedly be valuable additions to our existing Board of Directors. I look forward to working with both Bernard and George, as well as our other Directors, in our continuing commitment to dynamic growth and enhanced shareholder value for Spectrum Control," Mr. Ryan concluded.

About Spectrum Control

Spectrum Control, Inc. designs and manufacturers a wide range of components and systems used to condition, regulate, transmit, receive, or govern electronic performance. The Company's largest markets are military/defense and communications equipment, with applications in secure communications, smart weapons and munitions, countermeasures for improvised explosive devices, missile defense systems, wireless base stations, broadband switching gear, servers and global positioning systems. For more information about Spectrum Control and its products, please visit the Company's website at www.spectrumcontrol.com.