CE Franklin Ltd. Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

    CALGARY, July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - CE Franklin Ltd. (TSX.CFT,
 AMEX.CFK) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Schweitzer to the
 position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective August 13,
 2007.
     Mark has held positions including Executive Vice President and Chief
 Financial Officer, Executive Vice President Corporate Development and CFO,
 and President and Chief Operating Officer in energy related businesses.
     Mark is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree.
 He brings over two decades of financial management and executive leadership
 experience to the position.
     "Mark's leadership and business experience will be valuable in helping
 CE Franklin continue to achieve our strategic goals and growth in the
 coming years," said Michael West, Chairman, President and CEO. "We are
 excited to have Mark join the CE Franklin team."
     About CE Franklin
     For more than half a century, CE Franklin has been a leading supplier
 of products and services to the energy industry. CE Franklin distributes
 pipe, valves, flanges, fittings, production equipment, tubular products and
 other general oilfield supplies to oil and gas producers in Canada. These
 products are distributed through its 42 branches, which are situated in
 towns and cities serving particular oil and gas fields of the western
 Canadian sedimentary basin. In addition, the Company distributes pipe,
 valves, flanges and fittings to the oilsands, refining, heavy oil and
 petrochemical industries and non-oilfield related industries such as the
 forestry and mining industries.
     We serve our customers through an extensive network of branches,
 managed customer warehouses and offsite inventory stocking locations. All
 are connected by state-of-the-art technology that offers our customers an
 efficient supply chain management system.
     Shares of CE Franklin trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the
 symbol "CFT" and on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "CFK."
 Smith International, Inc., the parent company of CE Franklin's North
 American partner Wilson Supply, owns approximately 52% of the Company's
 outstanding shares.
 
 

SOURCE CE Franklin Ltd.