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Tenneco Names Lascar to European Development Position

10 September 1997

Tenneco Names Lascar to European Development Position

    GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 10 -- Tenneco today named
Jack Lascar, a corporate vice president, to lead the corporation's business
development activities in central and eastern Europe.
    Lascar, 43, has been vice president, investor relations since 1994. Prior
to that he was executive director and manager of investor relations. He also
served as business planning manager for Tenneco Automotive, manager of
corporate planning and senior planning analyst.
    Lascar joined Tenneco in 1981 as an economist.
    In his new role, Lascar will work closely with Tenneco Automotive and
Tenneco Packaging executives to develop strategic business opportunities in
central and eastern Europe.
    "I am confident that Jack Lascar's strong background in international
development and strategy will be assets for Tenneco as we continue to grow our
company internationally," said Stacy Dick, executive vice president.
    Lascar holds an undergraduate degree in international relations from the
University of Grenoble, France, and master's degrees in economics and business
administration from the University of Houston. He is fluent in French,
Spanish, Italian and German.
    He resides in Westport, Conn..
    Tenneco is a $7 billion global manufacturing company headquartered in
Greenwich, Conn., with 50,000 employees worldwide.
    Tenneco Automotive is one of the world's largest producers and marketers
of ride control products and exhaust system, which are marketed with the
Monroe(R) and Walker(R)brand names. Among its products are Sensa-Trac(R) and
Rancho(R) shock absorbers, Walker Advantage(R) mufflers and DynoMax(R)
performance mufflers, and Monroe Clevite(TM) vibration control components.
Tenneco Packaging is among the world's leading and most diversified packaging
companies. Among its products are Hefty(R) trash bags, Hefty One Zip(R) and
Baggies(R) food storage bags, E-Z Foil(R) single-use aluminum cookware and
Diamond(R) tableware.

SOURCE  Tenneco