Tenneco Automotive Forms New International Unit

21 December 2000
Tenneco Automotive Forms New International Unit
    LAKE FOREST, Ill., Dec. 21 Tenneco Automotive
today announced the realignment of its Japanese original equipment business
operations by integrating its former international vehicle and emerging market
units into a new international group.  As part of this reorganization, Hari
Nair was named senior vice president and managing director, Tenneco Automotive
International, and Jeff Jarrell was appointed vice president, Japanese
original equipment business.  The reorganization and leadership changes are
effective immediately.
    As head of the new strategic business unit, Nair will direct all Japanese
original equipment business operations worldwide and continue to manage
Tenneco Automotive's operations in Asia and South America.  Jarrell will be
responsible for the global management of all Japanese original equipment
programs across Tenneco Automotive's business units.  He will also oversee the
company's strategic alliances with two Japanese companies:  Futaba Industrial
Co. Ltd. and Tokico Ltd.
    "This international structure more closely aligns the needs of our
Japanese customers with Tenneco Automotive's resources and provides more
global coordination supported by our new strategic alliances," said
Mark P. Frissora, chairman and CEO, Tenneco Automotive.  "We are fortunate to
have in Hari Nair and Jeff Jarrell two executives with proven international
business success and special expertise in dealing with the needs of our
Japanese customers."
    Nair joined Tenneco Automotive in 1987 and has served as managing director
of Asian operations, based in Singapore, and most recently was vice president
and managing director, South America/Asia.  Nair has a bachelor's degree in
engineering from Bradley University, a master's in business administration in
finance and international business from the University of Notre Dame, and has
completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University Business
School.  He continues to report to Frissora.
    Jarrell joined Tenneco Automotive's Walker original equipment division in
1981 and has held a series of sales engineering and management positions.  In
recent years, he has concentrated on the company's Asian vehicle manufacturing
customers and most recently served as business unit director of Tenneco
Automotive's international vehicle group.  He has a bachelor's degree in
business administration from Spring Arbor College and graduated from
Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management's Executive
Development Program.  Jarrell will report to Nair.
    Tenneco Automotive is a $3.3 billion manufacturing company headquartered
in Lake Forest, Ill., with 24,000 employees worldwide. Tenneco Automotive is
one of the world's largest producers and marketers of ride control and exhaust
systems and products, which are sold under the Monroe(R) and Walker(R) global
brand names.  Among its products are Sensa-Trac(R) and Reflex(TM) shocks and
struts, Rancho(R) shock absorbers, Walker(R) Quiet-Flow(TM) mufflers and
DynoMax(TM) performance exhaust products, and Monroe(R) Clevite(TM) vibration
control components.