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Intermet Names New General Manager of Havana Foundry

29 September 1999

Intermet Names New General Manager of Havana Foundry

    TROY, Mich., Sept. 29 -- Intermet Corporation
announced earlier this week that Thomas E. Woehlke will replace Brian Schlump
as general manager of the Intermet Havana Foundry in Havana, Illinois.
    James F. Mason, Intermet group vice president, said Woehlke will be in
charge of plant operations in Havana.  "Tom is a fourth generation foundryman
who brings over 30 years of foundry management experience to Intermet," said
Mason.  "He's a good hands-on manager with a commitment to the industry."
    Woehlke began his career at Grede Foundries, and later spent five years as
vice president of manufacturing at Wells Manufacturing in Skokie, Illinois.
Most recently he was the president and partner at Lawran Foundry Company of
Wisconsin.  He has also held a variety of positions with the American
Foundrymen's Society, serving as its president from 1994 to 1995.
    Woehlke earned a B.S. degree in industrial engineering and engineering
operations from Iowa State University.  He served in the U.S. Navy from 1968
to 1971.
    With headquarters in Troy, Michigan, Intermet Corporation and its
subsidiaries design and manufacture precision iron and aluminum cast
components for automotive and industrial equipment manufacturers worldwide.
Intermet also produces precision-machined components and manufactures cranes
and specialty service vehicles.  The company has more than 7,000 employees at
19 operating locations in North America and Europe.  Intermet's internet
address is http://www.intermet.com .