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Greif, Inc. Board Elected at Annual Meeting

Tuesday 26. February 2008 - At the Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF)(NYSE:GEF.B) annual meeting of stockholders on Feb. 25, Mark A. Emkes was elected to a one-year term on Greif's Board of Directors.

He joins re- elected members Vicki L. Avril, Michael H. Dempsey, Bruce A. Edwards, Michael J. Gasser, Daniel J. Gunsett, Judith D. Hook and Patrick J. Norton. John F. Finn, also elected for a one-year term, had been appointed to Greif’s Board in December.

Emkes, 55, is chairman and chief executive officer of Bridgestone Americas Holdings, Inc. and Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC, based in Nashville, Tenn.

Both Charles R. Chandler and William B. Sparks, Jr., did not stand for re- election and have retired from the Board.