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Federal-Mogul Appoints Leigh Briggs, GM, Assembled Camshafts

18 January 1999

Federal-Mogul Appoints Leigh Briggs, General Manager, Assembled Camshafts

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 18 -- Frank Tomes, executive vice
president, General Products, Federal-Mogul Corporation , announces
the appointment of Leigh Briggs to the position of general manager, assembled
camshafts, effective immediately.  Briggs will report to Bob Roberts, vice
president, camshafts.
    Briggs will have responsibility for the general management of the North
America - assembled camshafts operation based in Grand Haven, Michigan.
    "Briggs brings with him tremendous expertise in the engineering and
manufacturing disciplines," said Tomes.  "His experience in factory and
general management as an automotive supplier will be a major benefit to the
team.  I am delighted that he is joining the camshafts group."
    Prior to this appointment, Briggs held the position of executive director,
AE Goetze (Pty) Ltd., South Africa, preceded by the position of general
manager/executive director of Glacier Vandervell (Pty) Ltd., South Africa.
Prior to that, Briggs spent seven years with Everite Limited, rising from
engineering manager to factory manager.  Previously, he spent five years with
Corobrik Tvl. Ltd., rising from area manager to engineering manager.
    Briggs earned a Bachelor of Science degree (1st class honours), in
mechanical engineering from Lanchester Polytechnic in the United Kingdom.
    Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Federal-Mogul is a $7 billion
automotive parts manufacturer providing innovative solutions and systems to
global customers in the automotive, light truck, heavy-duty, railroad, farm
and industrial markets.  The company was founded in 1899.  Visit the company's
web site at http://www.federal-mogul.com for more information.  Federal-
Mogul's press releases are available by fax through Company News On-Call, call
800-758-5804, ext. 306225.