Lewis and Whalen Join Federal-Mogul Board of Directors
21 May 1998
Paul Scott Lewis and Sir Geoffrey Whalen Join Federal-Mogul Board of Directors
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 20 -- Federal-Mogul Corporation
announced today that its shareowners have expanded the board of
directors to nine with the addition of Paul Scott Lewis, retired deputy
chairman of Tate & Lyle, plc in England and Sir Geoffrey Whalen, retired
managing director and deputy chairman of Peugeot Talbot Motor Company plc in
England. Lewis and Whalen also served together on the board of directors for
T&N plc.
Shareowners also overwhelmingly re-elected the current seven directors:
John J. Fannon, retired vice chairman of Simpson Paper Company and business
consultant; Roderick M. Hills, president and chief executive officer of Hills
Enterprises Limited; Antonio Madero, founder, chairman and chief executive
officer of SANLUIS Corporacion S.A. de C.V.; Robert S. Miller, Jr., chairman
and chief executive officer of Waste Management, Inc.; John C. Pope, chairman
of MotivePower Industries Inc.; Dr. H. Michael Sekyra, chairman and chief
executive officer of C.H. CHEM, a.s. and chairman of the supervisory board of
Bohler Uddeholm AG; and Richard A. Snell, chairman, chief executive officer
and president of Federal-Mogul Corporation.
John J. Fannon, 64, has been a director since 1986 and is chairman of the
compensation committee and a member of the pension and the nominating
committees.
Roderick M. Hills, 67, has been a director since 1977 and is chairman of
the nominating committee and a member of the audit, executive and finance, and
pension committees.
Paul Scott Lewis, 61, is newly elected to the Federal-Mogul board of
directors. Lewis is retired deputy chairman of Tate & Lyle, plc in England.
Antonio Madero, 60, has been a director since 1994 and is a member of the
audit, nominating and compensation committees.
Robert S. Miller, Jr., 56, has been a director since 1993 and is chairman
of the pension committee and a member of the audit and nominating committees.
From September until November, 1996, he served as acting chief executive
officer of the corporation.
John C. Pope, 49, has been a director since 1987 and is chairman of the
audit committee and a member of the compensation, executive and finance, and
nominating committees.
Dr. H. Michael Sekyra, 56, has been a director since 1991 and is a member
of the compensation, nominating, and pension committees.
Richard A. Snell, 56, is chairman, chief executive officer and president
of Federal-Mogul. Snell joined the board of directors in 1996 and is the only
executive member. Snell also serves as chairman of the executive and finance
committee and as a member of the pension committee.
Sir Geoffrey Whalen, 62, is newly elected to the Federal-Mogul board of
directors. Whalen is retired managing director and deputy chairman of Peugeot
Talbot Motor Company plc in England.
Shareowners also approved the appointment of Ernst & Young as independent
accountants to audit the financial statements of the corporation and its
consolidated subsidiaries for 1998.
Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Federal-Mogul is a $5 billion
automotive parts manufacturer providing innovative solutions and systems to
global customers in the automotive, light truck, heavy-duty, farm and
industrial markets. The company was founded in 1899. For more information on
Federal-Mogul, visit the company's web site at http://www.federal-mogul.com.
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