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Federal-Mogul Appoints Chip Mower, Director, Business Services

20 April 1999

Federal-Mogul Appoints Chip Mower, Director, Business Services

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 20 -- Thomas W. Ryan, executive vice
president, chief financial officer, Federal-Mogul Corporation
announces the appointment of Chip Mower to the position of director, Federal-
Mogul business services, effective immediately.  Mower will report to Ryan.
    "We are fortunate to have the breath of business knowledge that Chip
brings to this assignment, including the Federal-Mogul specific experiences he
has gained as the director of audit," said Ryan.
    Mower's responsibilities will initially focus on the development of a cost
competitive, financial shared services operation that will provide a high
level of service to Federal-Mogul's U.S. operations in the areas of payroll,
accounts payable, operations consolidation and related processes.  In this
regard, the following individuals will report to Mower:
    *  Robert Lesko, assistant controller, St. Louis, who manages the shared
service financial activities at the St. Louis site including payroll, accounts
payable and consolidations
    *  Sharon Willey, accounting manager, Southfield, who manages
consolidations for operations on a global basis
    *  Mike Wolfenden, accounting services manager, Southfield, who manages
the corporate payroll and accounts payable activities
     Mower will continue to oversee the Audit function until a successor is
announced.
    Mower joined Federal-Mogul in 1996 as director, Federal-Mogul Audit
Services, his current position.  He was previously employed at General
Electric Company where he held management positions in audit and project
finance, as a business unit finance manager, and as a sourcing manager.
Mower is a graduate of the GE Financial Management Program.  He earned a
Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of
Vermont and is currently completing MBA studies at the J.L. Kellogg Graduate
School of Management at Northwestern University.
    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.