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Federal-Mogul Appoints Mike Rist Plant Manager - Mooresville, Indiana

14 August 1997

Federal-Mogul Appoints Mike Rist Plant Manager - Mooresville, Indiana

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 14 -- Michael C. Verwilst, general
manager, engine and transmission products - Americas of Federal-Mogul
Corporation , today announced the appointment of Mike Rist to plant
manager of Federal-Mogul's Mooresville, Indiana facility.
    "Mike Rist has an excellent technical background and a full understanding
of Federal-Mogul's constraint management process," said Verwilst.  "His
operational experience strengthens the Mooresville team."
    Rist joined Federal-Mogul in 1984 as a plant engineer at the Van Wert,
Ohio seal manufacturing facility.  During his tenure at Van Wert, Rist served
as a foreman, technical support manager and product line manager.  He most
recently served as process manager at Federal-Mogul's Greenville, Michigan
engine bearing manufacturing facility.
    Rist earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from
Tri-State University in Angola, Indiana.
    Federal-Mogul's Mooresville, Indiana facility manufactures mono-metallic,
bi-metallic and tri-metallic: half bearings, bushings, labyrith seals, tilt
pad bearings and thrust rings.  Mooresville produces over 18,000 part numbers
for industrial and heavy duty applications for both original equipment and
aftermarket customers.  Materials used at Moorseville include bronze, steel,
aluminum and babbitt with linings made from tin, lead, lead/tin/copper alloy,
and nickel.
    Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Federal-Mogul is a $2 billion
global manufacturer and distributor of a broad range of non-discretionary
parts primarily for automobiles, light trucks, heavy trucks, and farm and
construction vehicles. Visit the company's web site at
 http://www.federal-mogul.com. for more information on Federal-Mogul.

SOURCE  Federal-Mogul Corporation