NEWS RELEASE
Release Date: Immediate
Modine Manufacturing Company
Contact: Gerald J. Sweda 1500 DeKoven Avenue
Racine, WI 53403-2552
Telephone: (262) 636-1361
Modine appoints Thomas as Senior VP and CFO
RACINE, Wis., Oct. 26, 2000 -- Modine Manufacturing Company
(Nasdaq: MODI) appointed Ernest T. Thomas to the position of
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, replacing
Alan D. Reid who is retiring from the company.
Thomas joined Modine in August 1998 as a Group Vice
President. Previously, he spent nearly nine years with Eaton
Corporation, where he served as General Manager of the Fluid Power
Division, General Manager of the Torque Controls Division, Plant
Manger at the St. Thomas plant in Ontario, and Manager of
Strategic Planning. He also spent 11 years with General Motors in
various financial staff positions immediately preceding his career
with Eaton.
Born in Sandusky, Ohio, in 1954, Thomas received his BA
degree in accounting and business administration from Bluffton
College, Ohio. He earned his MBA degree from Miami University,
Ohio, and completed the Executive Program in Strategic Financial
Management at Northwestern University. He is a member of the
Detroit Economic Club.
Thomas and his family live in Racine.
Modine specializes in thermal management, bringing technology
to diversified markets. Modine is on the Internet at
www.modine.com.
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