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Pennzoil-Quaker State Company Names Mark S. Esselman

9 August 1999

Pennzoil-Quaker State Company Names Mark S. Esselman Senior Vice President of Human Resources

    HOUSTON, Aug. 9 -- Pennzoil-Quaker State Company
announced today that Mark S. Esselman has joined the company as senior vice
president of human resources.  Esselman will be responsible for building a
world-class human resource function in the newly combined Pennzoil-Quaker
State Company.
    Esselman has 19 years of employee relations and human resources management
experience.  Most recently, he was vice president of human resources and
communications at Great Lakes Chemical Corporation.  Prior to that, Esselman
held various human resources and employee relations positions with U.S.
Robotics, Compucom Systems, Inc., PepsiCo and Armco, Inc.  He has extensive
experience in all areas of human resources including organizational
development, recruitment, employment, Equal Employment Opportunity,
compensation, benefits, training and loss control.
    "Mark will provide Pennzoil-Quaker State Company with crucial guidance as
it shifts its culture away from the energy industry and into the consumer
products industry," said Pennzoil-Quaker State President and Chief Operating
Officer James J. Postl.  "He has a strong background in performance
management, succession planning, skills training and development, diversity
planning and recruiting, all areas that we consider key to building our
organization."
    Esselman received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration
from the University of Wisconsin in 1978 and a Master of Science degree in
Industrial Relations from the University of Wisconsin in 1980.
    Pennzoil-Quaker State Company is a leading worldwide automotive consumer
products company that markets Pennzoil(R) and Quaker State(R) brand motor
oils, the number one and number two selling motor oils in the United States.
Jiffy Lube, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pennzoil-Quaker State Company, is the
world's largest fast lube operator and franchiser.  Pennzoil-Quaker State
Company also markets a complete line of automotive car care products including
Axius(TM) auto accessories, Blue Coral(R) and Classic(R) waxes and washes,
Black Magic(R) and Westley's(R) tire and wheel care products, Fix-A-Flat(R)
tire sealants, Medo(R) air fresheners, Rain-X(R) glass treatments, Gumout(R),
Snap(R) and The Outlaw(R) maintenance chemicals and Slick 50(R) engine
treatments.