Nov. 7, 2006 — The Timken Co. announced the appointment of J. Ted Mihaila to the position of Senior Vice President and controller, and named Philip D. Fracassa as Senior Vice President—Tax and Treasury.

Mihaila and Fracassa will assume their new roles beginning Dec. 1, 2006. They will both report to Glenn A. Eisenberg, Timken's Executive Vice President—Finance and Administration, and will serve as officers of the company.

Mihaila has served as controller for Timken's Industrial Group since 2000 and took on the additional responsibility of Vice President—New Business Development in 2006. He has held several key finance roles of increasing responsibility since joining Timken in 1975 and holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Akron and a master's degree in business administration from Kent State University.

"Ted has a strong track record of distinguished service to Timken across his 31-year career," Eisenberg said. "His in-depth knowledge of the company's business priorities, processes and systems will be vital assets as we advance our efforts to improve our financial performance on a global basis."

Fracassa, who will be responsible for leading the global tax reporting, planning and strategy functions as well as overseeing the company's treasury activities, has served as Vice President—Tax since joining the company in 2005. Prior to coming to Timken, Fracassa was Senior Tax Counsel and Director of Taxes for Visteon Corp., where he had responsibility for the company's global tax function. He holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Detroit and a juris doctor degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Fracassa is also a Certified Public Accountant.

"In a short time, Phil has made significant contributions to Timken. He has a global perspective on tax strategy, and his leadership in the tax and treasury area will be highly valuable to Timken as we continue to position the company to grow in key markets," Eisenberg said.

Timken supplies highly engineered bearings, alloy steels and related products and services from its operations in 27 countries. Timken has 27,000 employees and generated sales of $5.2 billion in 2005.