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              TENNECO NAMES GREGG SHERRILL AS NEW CHAIRMAN AND CEO
       THIRTY-YEAR INDUSTRY VETERAN CURRENTLY RUNS JOHNSON CONTROL'S POWER
                                 SOLUTIONS GROUP

Lake Forest, Illinois, (January 5, 2007) -- Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN) announced
today that its board of directors has named Gregg Sherrill as the company's new
chairman and chief executive officer. Sherrill, 53, is President, Power
Solutions at Johnson Controls Inc. His appointment is effective January 15,
2007.

"Gregg is a proven leader with the broad industry experience and strong global
perspective required to lead a Tier-1 supplier in today's challenging
environment," said Paul T. Stecko, who has served as non-executive chairman of
Tenneco on an interim basis since July. "He has considerable experience on both
the OEM and components side of this industry, and fully understands the
operational principles and disciplines necessary to grow a global business while
continuously reducing costs. Most importantly, he is results driven with an
established record for delivering outstanding performance in both the OE and
aftermarket segments."

Sherrill, a 30-year industry veteran, has been responsible for Johnson Control's
global automotive battery business since 2003. Under his leadership, the Power
Solutions business -- the world's largest manufacturer of lead acid automotive
batteries -- experienced strong growth. Revenues grew to $3.5 billion as the
group expanded its global manufacturing footprint with new operations in North
America and Europe, and by establishing its first manufacturing operations in
China and Korea. From 2001 to 2003, he was group vice president and managing
director of Europe, South Africa and South America for Johnson Control's
Automotive Systems Group, which at the time was a $4.5 billion seating and
interiors business in these regions.

Prior to joining Johnson Controls in 1998, Sherrill spent 22 years at Ford Motor
Company, where he held various engineering and manufacturing assignments with
increasing responsibilities, including plant manager of Ford's Dearborn, MI
engine plant and director of Supplier Technical Assistance.

"Tenneco has achieved industry leadership by successfully executing on proven
strategies for generating growth, entering new markets and improving the
company's operational performance," Sherrill said. "I am eager to continue this
tradition and build on our successes globally, working with an extremely strong
senior management team and employees whose dedication and capabilities are
well recognized."

Sherrill received his B.S degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M
University and his MBA degree from Indiana University.

Tenneco is a $4.4 billion manufacturing company with headquarters in Lake
Forest, Illinois and approximately 19,000 employees worldwide. Tenneco is one of
the world's largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of emission control
and ride control products and systems for the automotive original equipment
market and the aftermarket. Tenneco markets its products principally under the
Monroe(R), Walker(R), Gillet(R) and Clevite(R) Elastomer brand names.

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