Phil Varner Named Regional Sales Manager - Light/Heavy Duty in the Timken Company's Automotive Aftermarket Business THE TIMKEN COMPANY LOGO The Timken Company, Worldwide Leader in Bearings and Steel. (PRNewsFoto)[KC] CANTON, OH USA 10/12/1999

7 December 2000

    CANTON, Ohio, Dec. 7 Phil Varner has been named regional
sales manager - light/heavy duty for the South Central Region in the Timken
Corporation's automotive aftermarket business.  Mr. Varner joins Timken from
Federal-Mogul where he worked in the automotive aftermarket. In the past 15
years, he held a series of leadership positions at Federal-Mogul. Most
recently, he served as regional sales manager of the South Central Region,
leading a team of 15 district automotive aftermarket sales managers. Mr.
Varner resides in Houston, Texas.
    (Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991012/TKRLOGO )
    "Phil brings a depth of knowledge, experience and leadership in automotive
and heavy-duty aftermarket to this position, says Lonnie N. Mayne, national
sales manager -- automotive aftermarket -- The Timken Corporation. "Mr. Varner
will be working with manufacturer sales representatives and Timken customers
in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Southern Missouri and Texas, to
raise awareness of the Timken brand and to continue the sales growth of our
full-line of bearings and seals."
    Timken is the only U.S.-based bearing manufacturer supplying a complete
line of bearings and seals to the automotive aftermarket.  From automotive,
heavy-duty, agriculture and motorcycle applications through medium-duty,
construction and marine products, Timken delivers the bearings and seals that
provide the highest quality in the greatest range of part numbers anywhere in
the industry.
    The Timken Company ( http://www.timken.com ) is a leading
international manufacturer of highly engineered bearings and alloy steels with
operations in 24 countries. The company employs about 21,000 people worldwide
and reported 1999 sales of U.S. $2.5 billion.
    Timken(R) is the registered trademark of The Timken Company.