POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G. Little and Raymond J. Land, and each of them, as her attorneys-in-fact to sign on her behalf and in her capacity as a director of The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto. Date: March 17, 1995 Tenley E. Albright, M.D. --------------- -------------------------------- Tenley E. Albright, M.D. POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G. Little and Raymond J. Land, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto. Date: March 17, 1995 William J. Avery -------------- -------------------- William J. Avery POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G. Little and Raymond J. Land, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto. Date: March 19, 1995 G. W. Ebright -------------- ------------------- George W. Ebright POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G. Little and Raymond J. Land, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto. Date: March 17, 1995 George J. Hauptfuhrer, Jr. -------------- -------------------------------- George J. Hauptfuhrer, Jr. POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G. Little and Raymond J. Land, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto. Date: March 23, 1995 L. Robert Johnson -------------- ----------------------- L. Robert Johnson POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G. Little and Raymond J. Land, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto. Date: March 20, 1995 J. P. Neafsey -------------- -------------------- John P. Neafsey POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G. Little and Raymond J. Land, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto. Date: March 21, 1995 Walter F. Raab -------------- ----------------------- Walter F. Raab POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G. Little and Raymond J. Land, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto. Date: March 18, 1995 Monroe E. Trout -------------- --------------------- Monroe E. Trout, M.D. POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G. Little and Raymond J. Land, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto. Date: March 18, 1995 William S. West -------------- --------------------- William S. West POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G. Little and Raymond J. Land, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto. Date: March 17, 1995 J. Roffe Wike, II -------------- ----------------------- J. Roffe Wike, II POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G. Little and Raymond J. Land, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto. Date: March 29, 1995 Hans Wimmer ------------- ------------------------ Hans Wimmer POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints William G. Little and Raymond J. Land, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of The West Company, Incorporated, and to file, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto. Date: March 17, 1995 Geoffrey F. Worden ------------- ------------------------ Geoffrey F. Worden