Exide Technologies Appoints Jeff Barna Vice President - U.S. Aftermarket Sales and Branch System

From 1987 to 2001, Mr. Barna held a number of sales and branchpositions at Exide, including Senior Vice President of Sales andService for the Americas, Vice President of U.S. Aftermarket Sales andBranch Services, and Vice President of Eastern Division Sales andBranch Services. After leaving Exide, he was Senior Vice President ofSales and Marketing at Millard Refrigerated Service and most recentlyserved as President and Chief Executive Officer of The RefrigeratedLogistics Group. Earlier in his career, he was the New York City ZoneManager for the Monroe Auto Equipment division of Tenneco Automotive.

"Jeff is an extremely talented individual with a greatunderstanding of the automotive replacement market vertical," saidE.J. O'Leary, President - Transportation Americas. "With his priorknowledge of Exide's sales and branch network, the Exide team and muchof our customer base, plus his experience working with Fortune 500companies in the area of enhanced commercialization and logisticsperformance, we are confident that Jeff will deliver the level ofsupport expected by our valued customers."

Mr. Barna holds a bachelor's degree from The College of Williamand Mary.

About Exide Technologies

Exide Technologies, with operations in 89 countries, is one of theworld's largest producers and recyclers of lead-acid batteries. TheCompany's four global business groups - Transportation Americas,Transportation Europe and Rest of World, Industrial Energy Americasand Industrial Energy Europe and Rest of World - provide acomprehensive range of stored electrical energy products and servicesfor industrial and transportation applications.

Transportation markets include original-equipment and aftermarketautomotive, heavy-duty truck, agricultural and marine applications,and new technologies for hybrid vehicles and 42-volt automotiveapplications. Industrial markets include network power applicationssuch as telecommunications systems, electric utilities, railroads,photovoltaic (solar-power related) and uninterruptible power supply(UPS), and motive-power applications including lift trucks, mining andother commercial vehicles.

Further information about Exide, including its financial results,is available at www.exide.com.