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Federal-Mogul Appoints Colin Brown

6 October 1998

Federal-Mogul Appoints Colin Brown, Managing Director, Research and Development, Rugby, England

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Oct. 5 -- Alan R. Begg, vice president,
technology, Federal-Mogul Corporation , announces the appointment
of Colin Brown to managing director of the corporation's central research and
development laboratories at Cawston House, Rugby, England.
    "We are very excited to have someone of the caliber of Colin on our team,"
said Begg.  "His depth of experience and leadership will continue to keep
Federal-Mogul at the forefront of technology."
    Prior to joining Federal-Mogul, Brown managed research activities in the
development of advanced metallic alloys for Rolls Royce and BP.  For the last
five years he has been the General Manager of a Canadian owned metal powders
business in the United Kingdom.
    Brown earned a Ph.D. and a Master's degree from the University of
Cambridge.
    Federal-Mogul Technology, the corporation's main research center, is
located near Rugby in the United Kingdom.  It employs 200 people and supports
all of Federal-Mogul's products.  The core areas of focus are materials
development, surface engineering, computational design and manufacturing
technology.
    Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Federal-Mogul is an 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 and employs 41,000 employees
worldwide.  For more information on Federal-Mogul, visit the company's web
site at http://www.federal-mogul.com.  Federal-Mogul's press releases are
available by fax through Company News On-Call, call 800-758-5804, ext. 306225.