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Ward J. Timken, Jr. Joins Timken Company's Office of the Chairman

29 March 2000

Ward J. Timken, Jr. Joins Timken Company's Office of the Chairman

    CANTON, Ohio, March 29 W.R. ("Tim") Timken, Jr., chairman
and CEO, today announced the appointment of Ward J. ("Tim") Timken, Jr., to
the position of corporate vice president - Office of the Chairman.
    "In this position, he will report to me and also work closely with Jim
Griffith and Bill Bowling," said CEO W.R. Timken, Jr. (Mr. Griffith is
president and chief operating officer; Mr. Bowling is executive vice
president, chief operating officer and president - Steel.)  "Together, the
four of us comprise the Office of the Chairman, and it is our responsibility
to lead in the production of both short- and long-term financial results.  Tim
assumes his new position immediately and has been nominated for election as an
officer at the April 18 meeting of the board of directors.
    "As corporate vice president, Tim will serve as my representative in all
corporate affairs," said CEO W.R. Timken, Jr.  "He will participate in
developing both corporate and business level strategy as well as annual
business plans and the tactical performance necessary to achieve financial
goals.  He also will advance corporate level relationships with key customers
and suppliers, evaluate organizational and human resource development and
oversee major corporate initiatives.
    "Tim's experience in both our steel and bearing businesses has prepared
him well to work with me as we build a stronger Timken Company for the
future," said CEO W.R. Timken, Jr.  "As a member of the fifth generation of
the Timken family to commit themselves to an active role in the management of
the company, he represents the continuity that is so important to our
customers, associates and suppliers.  At the same time, he is young enough to
share the same long-term interest in the company's future with Jim Griffith
and the new management team that we are currently putting in place."
    Ward J. Timken, Jr., started with the company in 1992 as executive
assistant in the company's steel business.  His other steel business positions
include senior analyst, principal strategic management analyst and market
manager -- distribution.  In the bearing business, he has served as marketing
manager -- original equipment distribution -- Europe, Africa and West Asia and
as vice president -- Latin America.
    He holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from Georgetown University and a
master's in marketing from the University of Virginia.
    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.