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Defiance, Inc. Names Nash President of Defiance Precision Products Subsidiary

24 July 1997

Defiance, Inc. Names Nash President of Defiance Precision Products Subsidiary

    CLEVELAND, July 24 -- Defiance, Inc. announced
the appointment of Stephen E. Nash as president of its largest subsidiary,
Defiance Precision Products, Inc.  Over the next few weeks, he will phase out
as president of Defiance's Tooling Systems companies, a position he has held
since joining Defiance, Inc. in 1993.
    A search is underway for a new president at Tooling Systems, which is
based in Detroit.  Defiance Precision Products, based in Defiance, Ohio,
designs and manufactures specialty anti-friction bearings and precision-
machined products for the U.S. automotive and truck industry.
    Prior to joining Defiance, Nash, (43), spent 13 years with Federal-Mogul
Corporation, where he held general management responsibilities for product
engineering, application engineering, research and development activities and
advanced manufacturing development in the area of engine bearings, bushings
and seals.  He also worked in the International Group at Federal-Mogul as an
engineering manager with responsibilities reaching to Europe and Mexico.
Earlier, he held responsibilities as engineering manager, plant quality
manager and design and research engineering at Microdot's Selastomer Division.
He has also owned and managed several small businesses, and holds U.S. patents
in the fields of metal forming, tools and mold design and materials selection.
    "Steve has been an important part of our management team since he joined
the company," said Jerry A. Cooper, president and chief executive officer of
Defiance, Inc.  "He is a leader who takes a task-oriented approach to getting
the job done while always focusing on meeting the customer's expectations.
His experience makes him the perfect candidate to assume the responsibilities
as president at Defiance Precision Products."
    Defiance is recognized as a world-class supplier of tooling systems,
testing services and specialty anti-friction bearings and precision-machined
products to the U.S. transportation industry, with headquarters in Cleveland,
Ohio.

SOURCE  Defiance, Inc.