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Exide Names Kenneth S. Pawloski as Its New Corporate Controller

14 April 1999

Exide Names Kenneth S. Pawloski as Its New Corporate Controller

    READING, Pa., April 14 -- Exide Corporation , one
of the world's largest suppliers of lead acid batteries, has named Kenneth S.
Pawloski as Vice President-Corporate Controller.
    "Ken is an excellent addition to our team, and will be a tremendous help
in the management of our financial operations," said James M. Diasio,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
    Mr. Pawloski was formerly vice president-finance at Cleo Inc., a
subsidiary of CSS Industries.  Prior to his assignment at Cleo, Mr. Pawloski
was vice president of the Consumer Products Group for CSS Industries.
    He began his professional career in 1984 at Arthur Andersen where he spent
11 years working in the Audit and Advisory Services division, as well as
Andersen's Business Systems Consulting area.
    Exide Corporation, with annual revenues of more than $2.2 billion and
operations in 19 countries, is a world leader in the manufacture of automotive
and industrial lead acid batteries.  Further information about Exide's
business and products is available at http://www.exideworld.com.