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                     Media Relations
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                     Leslie Hunziker
                     Investor Relations
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                    TENNECO ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

Lake Forest, Illinois, March 7, 2007 -- Tenneco (NYSE: TEN) announced two
executive changes today to enhance the company's position as a global supplier
and technology leader. Hari N. Nair, Executive Vice President and Managing
Director of Europe, South America and India will become Executive Vice President
- -- President, International, adding the Asia Pacific region to his
responsibilities. Tim Jackson, Senior Vice President, Global Technology and
Managing Director, Asia Pacific, will move into the newly created role of Chief
Technology Officer. Both appointments are effective immediately.

"Hari has led the restructuring and significant turnaround in our European
operations, which has been one of the key factors to improving Tenneco's
financial performance," said Gregg Sherrill, chairman and CEO, Tenneco. "His
proven leadership, outstanding management skills and global perspective make him
the ideal candidate to run our international operations and capitalize on growth
opportunities in these regions."

"Tim has done an excellent job in leading our operations in Asia Pacific and
particularly in China during a period of rapid growth and record platform
launches for Tenneco," said Sherrill. "We are creating the Chief Technology
Officer role to build on and accelerate our position as a leading supplier of
advanced emission and ride control technologies. Tim brings an extensive
technical background to this role and a proven track record for developing and
commercializing technologies."

Tenneco is a $4.7 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(TM) and Clevite(R)Elastomer brand names.



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