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Pennzoil-Quaker Names Falivene Senior VP Of Supply Chain Development

1 May 2000

Pennzoil-Quaker State Company Names Rob Falivene Senior Vice President Of Supply Chain Development

    HOUSTON, May 1 Pennzoil-Quaker State Company (NYSE: PZL)
announced today that Rob Falivene has been appointed Senior Vice President of
Supply Chain Development.  Falivene will focus primarily on continuing the
automotive consumer product company's development of a world-class supply
chain vision and strategy.  He will be responsible for building and executing
the strategy, providing a direct and indirect impact on business results by
reducing costs while achieving market competitive service levels, cycle times
and customer satisfaction.
    Falivene will have responsibility for Pennzoil-Quaker State Company's
supply chain management initiative designed to take out cost and improve
performance in procurement, distribution, logistics, transportation, and
packaging and blending operations.  He will develop a model to support, align,
and integrate systems and structures across the organization.
    "We're fortunate to have found an executive with Rob's depth of experience
to drive our strategic initiatives in supply chain management," said James J.
Postl, president and chief operating officer of Pennzoil-Quaker State Company.
"As a new and growing consumer products company, Pennzoil-Quaker State must
respond rapidly to changing technologies, while being closely attuned to the
changing needs of our customers.  Rob's leadership will help us to more
effectively leverage our assets, resources and customer relationships and
result in increased shareholder value."
    Falivene has 17 years of experience in supply chain management, most
recently as chief procurement officer for Equiva Services, a joint venture of
Shell, Texaco and Saudi Aramco.  Immediately prior to that he was vice
president of Supply Chain Management for Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc., a
division of PepsiCo.  From 1983 until 1998, he held positions of increasing
responsibility in supply chain management and supplier development for
Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc. and PepsiCo.
    Pennzoil-Quaker State Company is a leading worldwide automotive consumer
products company, marketing over 1,300 products with 20 leading brands in more
than 50 countries.  The company 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.  The company recently introduced Pennzoil
Roadside(TM) Rescue(R) Emergency Fuel Additive, a safe, conveniently packaged
emergency fuel additive that transports out-of-gas vehicles about 10 miles
from the side of the road to safety.  Pennzoil Roadside(TM) Rescue(R) was
named one of Business Week's Best Products of 1999.