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Walbro Corporation Names Lawrence C. Ward President, North American Region

27 January 1998

Walbro Corporation Names Lawrence C. Ward President, North American Region

    CASS CITY, Mich., Jan. 27 -- Lawrence C. Ward has been named
President, North American Region for Walbro Corporation ,
effective February 2, 1998.  The announcement was made by Frank E. Bauchiero,
President and Chief Operating Officer, Walbro Corporation.
    As President of Walbro Corporation's North American Region, Ward will be
responsible for all aspects of the Company's operations in North America.  He
will be based at Walbro's North American Regional Headquarters in Auburn
Hills, Michigan.
    "We are pleased to welcome Larry to Walbro," Bauchiero said in announcing
Ward's appointment.  "His extensive experience in operations will prove
especially valuable to Walbro as we ramp up with many major production
contracts in the coming months and years."
    Ward comes to Walbro from Breed Technologies Inc., Lakeland, Florida,
where he served as Senior Vice President and also as President of Breed's
Airbag and Seatbelt Division.  He previously served as Vice President-Global
Operations at AlliedSignal Safety Restraints, Sterling Heights, Michigan.
Prior to joining AlliedSignal, Ward was Vice President, Manufacturing for
Exabyte Corporation, Boulder, Colorado.  He also served as Director, Worldwide
Manufacturing Operations for Quantum Corporation, San Jose, California, and
held a variety of positions in 13 years with IBM Corporation.
    Ward holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the California Polytechnic
State University, San Luis Obispo, and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California.
    A resident of Rochester Hills, Michigan, Ward is married and has four
children.
    Walbro Corporation is a designer and manufacturer of precision fuel
systems and products for automotive and small engine markets.  Walbro
Corporation is headquartered in Cass City, Michigan, and has subsidiaries and
joint ventures throughout the world, including North and South America, Europe
and Asia.  Walbro common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under
the symbol WALB.

SOURCE  Walbro Corporation