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Johnson Controls Names Chuck Harvey Group Vice President

16 July 1998

Johnson Controls Names Chuck Harvey Group Vice President of Human Resources
    PLYMOUTH, Mich., July 16 -- Johnson Controls has
named Chuck Harvey as group vice president for human resources at the
company's Automotive Systems Group. Harvey -- who joined the company in 1977
-- has been serving as director of human resources for the group's North
American and South American operations. In his new post, he will direct human
resources activities for the automotive business throughout the world.
    Harvey is responsible for expanding the global capabilities of the
Automotive Systems Group in recruitment, training and development,
compensation and employee relations. He reports to John Barth, executive vice
president for Johnson Controls, and is based in Plymouth, Michigan. Harvey
supervises the company's regional human resources leaders in Asia, Europe,
North America and South America.
    "We're pleased to have Chuck manage this vitally important function -- and
support our people resources -- as we enhance our global capabilities in
automotive interiors," said Barth. "People are the number one contributor to
Johnson Controls' ongoing success."
    Harvey has worked for Johnson Controls for a total of 10 years. In 1994,
he joined the company's Automotive Systems Group as director of human
resources for the Americas. Prior to that, Harvey directed human resources
activities in Johnson Controls' Plastics Technologies Group of Johnson
Controls in Manchester, Michigan. That division was sold to Germany-based
Schmalbach-Lubeca in 1997.
    Previously, Harvey held human resources management positions at Johnson
Controls' corporate office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; at Philip Morris
Industrial in Milwaukee; and at his own company, Boch Plastics in Milwaukee.
    Harvey earned a bachelor's degree in English at St. John's University in
St. Cloud, Minnesota. He is married, has two children and resides in Ann
Arbor, Michigan.
    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 suppliers of vehicle 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.