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Federal-Mogul Announces Organizational Appointments

1 April 1999

Federal-Mogul Announces Organizational Appointments, Sales and Application Engineering, Sealing Systems

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 1 -- Mike Fisher, vice president,
sales and application engineering, Sealing Systems, Federal-Mogul Corporation
announces the following organizational changes for sales and
application engineering, Sealing Systems, effective immediately:

    * Dave Kinsel, sales manager, General Motors
    * Markus Wermers, business manager, Ford and General Motors

    "Both Markus and Dave bring with them a tremendous amount of knowledge
regarding the automotive industry and specifically, the General Motors
organization," said Fisher.  "Dave has been very instrumental in acquiring
significant amounts of GM business -- most recently the "Gen III" engine.
Markus not only brings his knowledge of the North American marketplace, but
his understanding of General Motors' worldwide business as well.  I am
confident that this team will continue the successes that we have gained at
General Motors."

    Dave Kinsel, Sales Manager, Sealing Systems
    Dave Kinsel has been appointed sales manager, Sealing Systems.
    In this new position, Kinsel will assume supervisory responsibility for
the General Motors account managers, in addition to his current functions.
Kinsel will report to Markus Wermers, business manager, Sealing Systems.
    Kinsel joined Federal-Mogul in 1986 and has held a variety of automotive
and heavy-duty sales and engineering positions at the Southfield, Michigan,
World Headquarters and the Indianapolis, Indiana, sales office.  Prior to this
appointment, Kinsel was account manager with responsibility for the General
Motors engine operations account.
    Kinsel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from
Ohio University.

    Markus Wermers, Business Manager, Ford and General Motors
    Markus Wermers has been appointed business manager, Ford and General
Motors.
    With this appointment, Wermers will expand his current position and assume
responsibility for the General Motors account in addition to his current Ford
responsibilities.
    Wermers joined the T&N organization in 1991.  He has held a variety of
positions including project manager, Ford UK at Goetze AG, Burscheid and sales
and marketing director, Automotive Sealing Product Group, Goetze Payen,
Herdorf, and vice president, sales and marketing, McCord Payen, Inc., Allen
Park, Michigan.  His most recent appointment was Ford business manager,
Sealing Systems operations.
    Wermers earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from
the Specialized University at Cologne.

    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, 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.