EXHIBIT 10.2



Personal/Confidential
Mr. Hans-Peter von Arb
Lorenzmattstrasse 12
6340 Baar

April 11, 2006

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

between METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC., Greifensee Branch, Im Langacher,
8606 Greifensee, and HANS-PETER VON ARB, born October 20, 1954, citizen of
Switzerland.

The parties enter into an employment agreement on the terms and conditions
set forth below:

Function                  Head Retail Division,
                          Member of the Group Management Committee (GMC) of
                          the METTLER TOLEDO Group
Employing Company /       Mettler-Toledo International Inc., Greifensee Branch,
Position Location         8606 Greifensee.
                          If not otherwise stipulated in this agreement,
                          the general rules of employment ("Allgemeine
                          arbeitsvertragliche Bestimmungen (AVB)" of our
                          Swiss operations) apply.

Remuneration              BASE SALARY of CHF 250'200.-- gross per annum,
                          effective June 1, 2006, payable in twelve equal
                          monthly installments of CHF 20'850.--. This base
                          salary remains unchanged until March 31, 2007.
                          Participation in the INCENTIVE PLAN POBS PLUS for
                          Members of the Group Management of METTLER TOLEDO
                          (Regulations valid as of January 1, 2005
                          enclosed).
                          The BONUS, in addition to the yearly base salary,
                          is based and calculated on the grade of target
                          achievement at the end of the business year.
                          For 100% target achievement, the bonus is CHF
                          93'825.-- gross (37,5% of the base salary).
                          For business year 2006 the bonus is prorated for
                          the period June - December 2006.

Expenses                  Expense Allowance according to the
                          "Spesenreglementserganzung Gruppenleitung"
                          (enclosed) of CHF 10'500.-- per annum, payable in
                          twelve monthly installments of CHF 875.--. No
                          commuting allowance will be paid.

Equity Incentive Plan     Participation in the METTLER TOLEDO Stock Option
                          Plan as may be amended from time to time.
Personnel Insurance       o   Participation in the Mettler-Toledo Fonds
                              (pension plan for GMC members).
                          o   Additional Accident Insurance, Disability
                              Insurance (coverage of salary in case of illness
                              and accident)
                          The premiums for all these insurances are fully
                          paid by METTLER TOLEDO. The base for the insured
                          salary in the Mettler-Toledo Fonds and other
                          personnel insurances is CHF 265'837.41 (77.2727%
                          of Target Salary).
Vacation                  30 working days per calendar year, including
                          compensation for overtime ("Zeitregelung mit
                          pauschaler Abgeltung").

Duration /                This employment agreement starts on June 1, 2006.
Notice Period             It is of unlimited duration. The notice period is
                          12 (twelve) months for both parties.

Non-Competition           While Hans-Peter von Arb is employed by METTLER
                          TOLEDO, and for a period of twelve months after
                          the termination of his employment, Hans-Peter von
                          Arb shall not knowingly engage in or be employed
                          in any business anywhere in the world which
                          competes with the principal businesses of METTLER
                          TOLEDO.

Previous Employment       With the effectiveness of this Employment
Agreements                Agreement, all previous agreements with METTLER
                          TOLEDO shall be considered as cancelled. The
                          acquired years of service since January 1, 1996
                          are taken into consideration where applicable.

Applicable Law and        This agreement shall be governed by Swiss Law.
Jurisdiction              All disputes concerning the terms and conditions
                          of this agreement shall be brought before the
                          ordinary courts in the Canton of Zurich,
                          Switzerland.


Mettler-Toledo International Inc.     The Employee

Robert F. Spoerry            Peter Burker                  Hans-Peter von Arb




Enclosures
- GMC POBS Plus Regulations
- Spesenreglementserganzung (4/1997)