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Vince Rydzewski Named Vice President, E-Business for Johnson Controls

16 October 2000

Vince Rydzewski Named Vice President, E-Business for Johnson Controls

    MILWAUKEE, Oct. 16 Johnson Controls, Inc. has
named Vince Rydzewski as vice president of e-business for its Controls
business.
    In this newly created position, Rydzewski is responsible for launching
strategic e-business initiatives that will improve the company's ability to
serve customers, increase revenue opportunities, broaden the business base and
improve productivity.
    "With his extensive knowledge of Johnson Controls customers and solutions,
Vince is a natural to help us break new ground with e-business," said Brian
Stark, president of the Controls business at Johnson Controls.
    Rydzewski was most recently area general sales manager for the
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and West Virginia region where he oversaw
significant programs with leading Johnson Controls customers.  Rydzewski, who
joined Johnson Controls in 1984, is a graduate of Virginia Tech.  He is based
at Controls headquarters in Milwaukee.
    "Johnson Controls is developing applications that will significantly
increase productivity and extend our market reach through the use of online
service solutions and Internet-based procurement," said Rydzewski. "We look
forward to introducing many more initiatives in the months ahead."
    Johnson Controls, Inc., is a global market leader in automotive systems
and facility management and control.  In the automotive market, it is a major
supplier of seating and interior systems and batteries.  For nonresidential
facilities, Johnson Controls provides building control systems and services,
energy management and integrated facility management.  Johnson Controls,
founded in 1885, has headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis.  Its sales for 1999
totaled $16.1 billion.