ANDERSON, IN -- Remy International, Inc. announced the appointment of John Weber to the position of president and CEO for Remy International, succeeding Thomas Snyder. Weber was most recently with EaglePicher, Inc., a global conglomerate of auto parts, mining and high tech businesses, where he was president and CEO since 2001.

Prior to joining EaglePicher, Weber was president of Industrial Control and Friction Materials for Honeywell International. Weber has also held significant executive and managerial positions with General Electric, Vickers, Baxter International and McKinsey & Company.

"We are very pleased to welcome John and to have him lead our management team in the years ahead as Remy International continues to build on the accomplishments achieved under Tom Snyder's leadership. The Board is confident that John's stellar track record as a senior executive readily positions him to guide Remy International's near- and long-term operational, financial and strategic initiatives," said Harold K. Sperlich, Remy International's chairman of the board.

The company also announces that Thomas Snyder has elected to retire as Remy International's president and CEO and from its board of directors. Snyder will be available to assist the management in transitional matters.

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