LAKE FOREST, IL — Tenneco has elected Dennis Letham to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. Letham is executive vice president, finance and chief financial officer of Anixter International Inc., a $5.5 billion global distributor of communications products, wire and cable products, fasteners and other small components for original equipment manufacturers.

"We are pleased to add Dennis Letham to our board with his extensive financial background and global business experience," said Gregg Sherrill, chairman and CEO, Tenneco. "We look forward to his contributions as we accelerate our growth globally and capitalize on opportunities to enhance shareholder value."

Letham has more than 17 years experience as a chief financial officer and for the past 12 years, has overseen all of Anixter International’s finance, accounting, tax and internal audit activities in the 49 countries in which the company operates.

Prior to assuming his role as chief financial officer in 1995, Letham served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Anixter, Inc., the principal operating subsidiary of Anixter International Inc. He joined Anixter International in 1993. Previously, he had a ten-year career with National Intergroup Inc., where he held a number of senior financial management positions including senior vice president and chief financial officer.

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