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Noble International, Ltd. Names New Chief Financial Officer

16 October 1998

Noble International, Ltd. Names New Chief Financial Officer

    BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Oct. 16 -- Noble International, Ltd.
(Amex: NIL) announced today that Dan W. Sampson has been appointed Chief
Financial Officer.
    Prior to joining Noble, Mr. Sampson was CFO/Group Controller of BBA
Nonwovens, a $650 million global manufacturer of nonwoven fabrics and super
absorbent products owned by BBA plc, a $26 billion publicly traded company.
His responsibilities included Group management and financial reporting,
operations analysis and assistance to operations management.  In addition, Mr.
Sampson was Vice President of Finance and Group Controller at Fasco Motor
Group, a $500 million electric motor manufacturing Group based in St. Louis,
MO, where he held similar responsibilities.
    Commenting on the appointments, Lloyd P. Jones, III, President of Noble,
said, "We are delighted that Dan Sampson has joined our corporate team and we
look forward to working with him.  His financial experience will contribute
greatly to the Company's success."
    Noble International, Ltd. is a leading Tier II full-service supplier of
automotive parts, component assemblies and value-added services to the
automotive industry.  As a Tier II supplier, Noble provides design,
engineering, manufacturing, complete program management and other services to
the automotive market.  Noble delivers integrated component solutions,
technological leadership and product innovation to original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier I automotive parts suppliers thereby helping its
customers increase their productivity while controlling costs.