Atlantic Richfield - Re Directorate

RNS No 1619h
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY
26th January 1998
 
 
GARY L. TOOKER, BOARD CHAIRMAN OF MOTOROLA, ELECTED TO ARCO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
Los Angeles, January 26 - Gary L. Tooker, Chairman of the Board of Directors
of Motorola, Inc., has been elected to the ARCO (NYSE: ARC) Board of
Directors, it was announced today by ARCO Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Mike R. Bowlin.
 
ARCO is a Los Angeles-based energy company with worldwide oil, gas and
chemical operations. Motorola, Inc., headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, is
one of the world's leading manufacturers of electronics equipment.
 
"Gary is an outstanding businessman with a firm grasp of the international
marketplace," said Bowlin. "As chairman of one of America's most successful
companies, he will be a great addition to our Board."
 
Tooker, 58, joined Motorola in 1962 and held ascending marketing and
operations assignments within the semiconductor business. Since 1988, he has
served Motorola as Chief Operating Officer (1988 to 1990), President
(1990-1993), and Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1993-1996). Tooker
was elected Chairman of the Board of Motorola on January 1, 1997.
 
Tooker is a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation and is
active in a number of business, civic, educational and youth-oriented
organisations. His business associations include serving as Chairman of the
Pacific Basin Economic Council and past Chairman of the American Electronics
Association and Semiconductor Industry Association.
 
In addition, Tooker is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the
Executive Committee of the Council on Competitiveness. He serves as Chairman
of the Board of Junior Achievement of Chicago, is a director of Catalyst, and
a member of the Board of Trustees of Morehouse College and the Arizona State
University Foundation.
 
Tooker is a graduate of Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in
Electrical Engineering. He did post-graduate studies in Business
Administration. In 1996, ASU awarded him an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
degree.
 
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Contact: Albert Greenstein of ARCO, tel California 001-213-486-3384 Web site:
http://www.arco.com
 
 
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