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Roznowski Joins Johnson Controls as Public Relations Manager

5 May 1998

Roznowski Joins Johnson Controls as Public Relations Manager

    PLYMOUTH, Mich., May 5 -- David J. Roznowski has joined the
Plymouth, Michigan-based Automotive Systems Group of Johnson Controls, Inc.
as manager of public relations. The announcement was made by Jeff
Steiner, director of worldwide marketing communications for Johnson Controls.
    As public relations manager -- a newly created position -- Roznowski
reports to Steiner and will be responsible for the automotive suppliers'
external communications. He will be the primary media contact for future
automotive-related announcements and inquiries. Roznowski also will be
involved in other internal and external marketing communications activities.
    Roznowski joins Johnson Controls from Troy, Michigan-based Bianchi Public
Relations, Inc. where he had been an account supervisor. While at Bianchi PR,
he was responsible for the overall strategic planning and day-to-day account
activities for the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), of Southfield,
while assisting in the media relations efforts on behalf of the firm's other
automotive clients.
    Before joining Bianchi Public Relations as a senior account executive in
1995, Roznowski had been the public relations director for CDI Computer
Services, of Troy, Michigan. He began his career with General Motors' former
Inland Fisher Guide Division -- now Delphi Automotive Systems -- in the
communications and public affairs department.
    Roznowski earned a bachelor of arts degree in public relations and speech
communication from Wayne State University in Detroit. He served eight years
with the Michigan Air National Guard. Roznowski is an active member of the
Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the Automotive Press Association
and the Adcraft Club of Detroit.
    Johnson Controls, Inc., with headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, is
a global market leader in automotive systems and building controls. Founded in
1885, Johnson Controls had sales of US$11.1 billion in 1997 and operates in
more than 500 locations around the world. See http://www.johnsoncontrols.com for more
information.
    The Plymouth, Michigan-based Automotive Systems Group of Johnson Controls
is one of the world's largest supplier of vehicle seating and interior
systems, and is a major supplier of batteries. In 1998, the company's
worldwide operations will supply interior products for more than 22 million
vehicles. The Automotive Systems Group employs more than 45,000 people at 157
facilities worldwide and achieved $8 billion in sales for the 1997 fiscal
year.

    /NOTE TO EDITORS:  Roznowski is a native of Sterling Heights, Michigan,
and currently reside in Berkley, Michigan with his wife, JoAnn. His phone
number at Johnson Controls in Plymouth (for media) is 734-254-5632./
    /CONTACT:  Jeff Steiner of Johnson Controls, 734-254-5932/
    /Company News On-Call:  http://www.prnewswire.com or fax, 800-758-5804,
ext. 473547/

SOURCE  Johnson Controls, Inc.