The Timken Company Makes Board Changes

4 February 2000
The Timken Company Makes Board Changes
                       One Nomination, Two Retirements

    CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 4 -- At a regular meeting of The Timken
Company's board of directors, a new member was nominated and two
members announced their retirements.
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    Jacqueline F. Woods, president of Ameritech Ohio in Cleveland, was
nominated for membership on the board and will stand for election at the
annual shareholders' meeting on April 18.  "Jackie has a tremendous record of
achievement as Ameritech's president," said W. R. Timken, Jr., chairman and
chief executive officer.  "I'm quite familiar with her work and know that she
can bring much to the table, particularly in the fast-developing world of
electronic communications and business."
    Charles H. West, 64, retires from the board effective Feb. 4, and Alton W.
Whitehouse, 71, retires effective April 18.  Mr. West is retired executive
vice president and president - steel for Timken and has served as a director
since 1984.  Mr. Whitehouse is retired chairman and CEO of The Standard Oil
Company in Cleveland and has been a director since 1986.
    "Chuck and Al have given invaluable insight to the strategic direction of
our company for so many years," said Mr. Timken.  "We will miss greatly their
wisdom and experience."
    Ms. Woods, 52, graduated from Ohio's Muskingum College, joined Ohio Bell
(now Ameritech) in 1970 and served in various leadership positions in customer
service, public relations, public affairs and marketing.  After working in
Chicago as vice president of finance and administration and later as business
marketing vice president at the Ameritech Services unit, she returned to Ohio
in 1993 to assume her current position.
    Active in corporate, cultural and civic affairs, Ms. Woods chairs the
board of Cleveland's Great Lakes Science Center.  She is a member of the Board
of several organizations, including the Cleveland Foundation, Weatherhead
School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, the Ohio Business
Roundtable and the Greater Cleveland Chapter of the American Red Cross.
Recently appointed as a member of Governor Taft's Workforce Policy Board, Ms.
Woods was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1998.
    The Timken Company ( http://www.timken.com ) is a leading
international manufacturer of highly engineered bearings and alloy steels with
operations in 25 countries.  The company employs about 21,000 people worldwide
and reported 1999 sales of U.S. $2.5 billion.