Federal-Mogul Appoints Robert Lesko, Assistant Controller, Corporate Finance

16 February 1999
Federal-Mogul Appoints Robert Lesko, Assistant Controller, Corporate Finance
    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 16 -- Kenneth Slaby, vice president-
controller, Corporate Finance, Federal-Mogul Corporation ,
announces the appointment of Robert Lesko to the position of assistant
controller, responsible for the St. Louis Shared Financial Services Center,
effective immediately.  Lesko will report directly to Slaby.
    Lesko will have responsibility for general accounting, accounts payable,
payroll, and inventory and distribution accounting for the former Cooper and
Moog Automotive facilities.  He will also manage the financial consolidations
for the domestic and international business units supported by the combined
organization.
    "Bob brings the right combination of experience and talent that will be
needed to combine these two financial organizations," said Slaby.  "We will be
able to take advantage of synergies that will enable us to provide superior
service to our internal customers at lower cost to the organization."
    Prior to this appointment, Lesko held the position of director, division
accounting services, Cooper Automotive.  In 1988, Lesko was hired as manager,
financial systems integration, with Champion Spark Plug.  Lesko spent fifteen
years in positions of increasing responsibility with Champion and later,
Cooper Automotive.
    Lesko earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from Cleveland State
University, Cleveland, Ohio.
    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
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