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Cooper Tire Names New CFO

		Cooper Tire & Rubber Company logo. (PRNewsFoto/COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY) FINDLAY, OH UNITED STATES

    FINDLAY, Ohio, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- COOPER TIRE & RUBBER
COMPANY (NYSE: CTB) has named Brad Hughes as vice president and chief
financial officer.

    (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010404/COOPERLOGO )

    He succeeds Phil Weaver who, in May, announced his retirement effective
at the end of the year. Weaver has served Cooper 19 years and has been
chief financial officer since 1999.

    Since 2008, Hughes has worked as global product development controller
for Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich. A Ford employee since 1986, he
previously worked as finance director for Ford's South America Operations
in Sao Paulo, Brazil; director of European Business Strategy and
Implementation, Cologne, Germany; European Manufacturing controller,
Cologne, Germany; and in other corporate finance and treasury positions.
Prior to joining Ford, Hughes worked for Fruehauf Finance Corp., Detroit,
Mich.

    A Detroit native, Hughes earned a bachelor's degree in business from
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and earned a master's degree in business
administration from the University of Michigan Business School, Ann Arbor,
Mich.

    Chairman, President and CEO Roy Armes said, "Brad Hughes is a solid,
seasoned financial executive with broad exposure in several financial
disciplines and a wealth of international experience. He has been a
consistent high performer in very demanding roles throughout his career.
Brad's global business development experience, coupled with his astute
analytical abilities and financial insights, make him an excellent fit for
Cooper as we expand the company's global presence and work to enhance our
already-strong financial position."

    About Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

    Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is a global company that specializes in
the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of passenger car and light
truck tires and subsidiaries that specialize in medium truck, motorcycle
and racing tires. With headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, Cooper Tire has
manufacturing, sales, distribution, technical and design facilities within
its family of companies located in 10 countries around the world. For more
information, visit Cooper Tire's web site at http://www.coopertire.com.