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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints John R. Gailey III as her attorney-in-fact to sign on her behalf and in her capacity as a director of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (the "Company"), and to file, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of up to 128,547 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.25 per share, to be sold by former shareholders of Medimop Medical Projects Ltd. and its affiliated company, and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.
Date: August 16, 2005 | /s/ TENLEY E. ALBRIGHT Tenley E. Albright |