VWR Funding, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Six New Members to its Board of Directors

West Chester, Pennsylvania (ots/PRNewswire) -

VWR Funding, Inc. (formerly CDRV Investors, Inc.), the parent
company of VWR International, LLC, a leader in the global research
laboratory industry, today announced the appointments of six new
members to the Company's Board of Directors. VWR Funding was acquired
on June 29, 2007 by affiliates of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, a
leading private equity investor.

Elected to the Board are Robert L. Barchi, currently the President
of Thomas Jefferson University, a director of Covance, Inc. and a
trustee of Ursinus College; Edward A. Blechschmidt, currently a
director of HealthSouth Corporation, Lionbridge Technologies and
Columbia Laboratories, Inc., and previously served as an executive
officer for several companies including Novelis, Inc.; Thompson Dean,
a Co-Managing Partner and the Chief Executive Officer of Avista
Capital Partners, a private equity firm, and currently on the boards
of Nycomed International Management, NextPharma Technologies, The
Star Tribune Company and IWCO Corporation; Dr. Robert P. DeCresce, a
Harriet B. Borland Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology
at Rush Medical College in Chicago as well as an Associate Vice
President for Ancillary Services at Rush University Medical Center in
Chicago; Carlos del Salto, recently retired from Baxter World Trade
Corporation as Senior Vice President where he was responsible for
managing the Company's Intercontinental and Asia Pacific operations;
and Robert J. Zollars, who currently serves as the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Vocera Communications, Inc. and also serves as a
director of Reliant Technologies, Inc. and Diamond Foods, Inc. Both
Mr. Barchi and Mr. Zollars are rejoining VWR's Board of Directors.
Including the new appointments, the Company's Board of Directors will
have ten members.

John Ballbach, VWR's Chairman, President and CEO, commented, "We
are very pleased to make this announcement today regarding our new
Board of Directors. The strength and diversity of talent, experience
and knowledge that each of these new members bring to the Board of
Directors will be invaluable to the Company. I look forward to
working with all of the new Board members and leveraging their
knowledge and expertise to continue to grow the Company's business."

About VWR International, LLC

VWR International is a leader in the global research laboratory
industry with worldwide sales in excess of $3.3 billion US dollars.
VWR's business is highly diversified across products and services,
geographic regions and customer segments. The company offers products
from a wide range of manufacturers, to a large number of customers
primarily in North America, Europe and other locations. VWR's
principal customers are major pharmaceutical, biotechnology,
chemical, technology, clinical, food processing and consumer product
companies, universities and research institutes, governmental
agencies, environmental testing organizations, and primary and
secondary schools. VWR distributes a diversified product mix,
including chemicals, glassware and plasticware, equipment and
instruments, furniture, protective apparel, production and safety
products, and other life science and laboratory products and
supplies. VWR supports its customers by providing storeroom
management, product procurement, supply chain systems integration,
technical services and laboratory bench top delivery. VWR maintains
operations in over 20 countries and employs over 6,000 people
worldwide. VWR International is headquartered in West Chester,
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For more information on VWR International, phone +1-800-932-5000,
visit www.vwr.com, or write, VWR International, 1310 Goshen Parkway,
P.O. Box 2656, West Chester, PA 19380-0906.

VWR and design are registered trademarks of VWR International,
LLC.

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Contact:
Robin Gervasoni, +1-610-430-7258, or Fax +1-610-719-7099,
robin_gervasoni@vwr.com