Federal-Mogul Appoints David Valkanoff, Plant Manager, Aviation Products

8 April 1999
Federal-Mogul Appoints David Valkanoff, Plant Manager, Aviation Products
    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 8 -- Robert W. Matz, vice president,
operations, Ignition Products, Federal-Mogul Corporation announces
the appointment of David Valkanoff to the position of plant manager, Aviation
Products, Liberty, South Carolina, effective April 12, 1999.
    Valkanoff will have responsibility for the manufacturing, finance and
human resource functions at the Liberty facility.
    "We are pleased to have a person of Dave's capabilities join the Liberty
team," said Matz.  "His fourteen years in manufacturing and his experience
with lean manufacturing and constraint management implementation will
contribute greatly to the continued success of Federal-Mogul Aviation
Products.  With this background, Dave will strive to shorten the lead time for
delivery of Federal-Mogul Aviation Products and provide even better service to
our customers."
    Prior to this appointment, Valkanoff held the position of plant manager at
Federal-Mogul's Sevierville, Tennessee, facility.  He began his career with
Federal-Mogul as a product line manager at the Lafayette, Tennessee, site in
1987.  Valkanoff also worked with Frigidaire as a manufacturing manager.
Previously he held the position of plant manager at Borg-Warner Automotive in
Sterling Heights, Michigan, before rejoining Federal-Mogul in 1997.
    Valkanoff earned a Master of Science degree in business administration
from Central Michigan University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics
and management from Albion College, Albion, Michigan.
    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
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