Kissel Elected President of OM Group -- WITH PHOTO --

CLEVELAND (PROTEXT) - OM Group, Inc. (NYSE: OMP) todayannounced that its Board of Directors has elected Edward W. "Bud"Kissel as president and chief operating officer of the company,effective June 1, 1999. He succeeds Eugene A. Bak, who isretiring at the end of June. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990518/CLTU023 ) Kissel currently serves as a consultant to internationalcompanies, including OM Group Inc., specializing in strategicbusiness issues and President of RotoCast Technologies, Inc., aspecialty cast aluminum mold manufacturer. Prior to starting thatfirm in 1993, he was executive vice president and president ofthe Passenger and Light Truck Division of Continental-GeneralTire, Inc. From 1987 to 1990, he was vice president ofmanufacturing and engineering for Engelhard Corporation, Iselin,NJ, and previously spent 24 years at the Goodyear Tire & RubberCo., Akron, OH, including service as director of operations forthe Latin American Region. A graduate of Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. inMechanical Engineering, he also has a degree in ManagementScience from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he wasawarded an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship. Bak's retirement follows 29 years of service to OMG andpredecessor companies, including the last five as president andchief operating officer. "We are indeed pleased to have attracted an executive with thedepth and experience of Bud Kissel as OM Group's president andchief operating officer," said James P. Mooney, chairman andchief executive officer of the company. "Gene Bak, wasinstrumental in the growth of a small, family-owned specialtychemicals business into a New York Stock Exchange-listed marketleader, we are grateful for his many contributions," said Mooney. OMG's principal product lines include battery chemicals,cobalt and nickel salts, copper powders, electroless nickel,extra fine cobalt and tungsten powders, metal carboxylates, andplastic additives sold to diverse industries. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, OMG operates manufacturingfacilities in North America, Europe and Asia. It hasapproximately 1,000 employees worldwide. ots Original TextService: OM Group, Inc. Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.deContact: Kristine A. Stepnowski of OM Group, 216-781-0083 Photo:http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990518/CLTU023 or NewsCom,213-237-5431 Web site: http://www.omgi.com

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