Allegheny Technologies Announces Executive Management Team.

Business Editors

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2001

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI) announced assignments establishing the executive management team reporting to James L. Murdy, who was elected Allegheny Technologies' president and chief executive officer on July 1, 2001. Douglas A. Kittenbrink, 46, assumes the position of executive vice president, chief operating officer, and Jack W. Shilling, 57, becomes executive vice president, strategic initiatives and technology and chief technology officer. Completing the executive management team are Jon D. Walton, 58, whose responsibilities have been expanded and his new title is senior vice president, chief legal and administrative officer, and Richard J. Harshman, 45, vice president, finance and chief financial officer.

"This team is very talented and experienced with a wealth of knowledge in specialty materials and in Allegheny Technologies' operating companies," Mr. Murdy said. "Doug, Jack, Jon and Rich are committed to our vision to create the world's leading specialty materials company. Each was instrumental in the development of our strategic plan and will play key roles in improving our financial performance and executing our strategic growth initiatives."

Mr. Kittenbrink will have responsibility for the Flat-Rolled Products and High Performance Metals segments, which include Allegheny Ludlum, Allvac, Allegheny Rodney, Wah Chang, Allvac Ltd, Titanium Industries, and Rome Metals. He will also have responsibility for the critical activities of procurement and safety throughout Allegheny Technologies.

Dr. Shilling will be responsible for leading new strategic initiatives focused on coordinated business development; product, process and information technologies; and Operational Excellence, the Company's customer focused lean manufacturing program. Coordinated business development initiatives will be directed at growth markets for Allegheny Technologies' current specialty materials products as well as the identification and development of new specialty materials business platforms. Within the context of the emphasis placed on coordinated business development, he also assumes responsibility for the Industrial Products segment, which includes Metalworking Products, Portland Forge and Casting Service, and for Allegheny Technologies International Offices (ATIOs). He will also be responsible for strategic planning, technology sales and licensing, and for accelerating the identification and development of technical and management talent.

Douglas A. Kittenbrink

Douglas A. Kittenbrink became president of Allegheny Ludlum in April of 2000. Mr. Kittenbrink joined the Company in 1992 as vice president of engineering for Allegheny Ludlum and has been given increasing levels of responsibility during his career. Prior to becoming president of Allegheny Ludlum, he was senior vice president of manufacturing, engineering, information technology and production control.

Mr. Kittenbrink is a member of the Iron and Steel Society and is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Iron and Steel Engineers having served as chairman of the Project Management Division in 1995. He is a 1977 graduate of Cornell University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and graduated from the University of Chicago with an MBA in 1982. He is a member of the board of directors of the Alle-Kiski Medical Center.

Jack W. Shilling

Jack W. Shilling became president of Allegheny Technologies' High Performance Metals segment in April 2000. Prior to this, Dr. Shilling was president of Allegheny Ludlum. He joined Allegheny Ludlum in 1973 and has progressed through increasingly responsible positions in commercial, operations and technical management.

Dr. Shilling is a member of the American Society for Metals, the Metallurgical Society, and the Association of Iron and Steel Engineers. He is Chair of the Advanced Manufacturing Network of the Pittsburgh Technology Council. He holds a doctorate degree in metallurgical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, a master's degree from Cornell University and a bachelor's degree in physics from Franklin and Marshall College. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.

Jon D. Walton

Mr. Walton joined Allegheny Ludlum Corporation as General Counsel and Secretary in 1986 and was named Vice President in 1990. He became Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Allegheny Teledyne following the Allegheny Ludlum-Teledyne combination in August 1996. He was named Senior Vice President in 1997. Mr. Walton also serves as corporate ombudsman and chief ethics officer for the Company.

A member of the Pennsylvania bar for over 30 years, Mr. Walton previously served in legal and management positions for Dresser Industries Inc., Harbison-Walker Refractories, US Steel Corporation, and Owens Corning Fiberglass. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University and a Juris Doctor degree from Valparaiso University School of Law. Mr. Walton is active in a number of professional, industrial, philanthropic, civic and cultural organizations, and he is a member of the board of trustees of Westminster College.

Richard J. Harshman

Mr. Harshman joined the Company as a member of Teledyne's Corporate Internal Audit Department in 1978, and has served in increasingly important roles at both the corporate and operating levels. He became Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications in 1998. Prior to assuming this position, he was Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration for Allvac, an Allegheny Technologies Company. He became Allegheny Technologies' Vice President, Controller and Acting Chief Financial Officer in September 2000. In December 2000, he was elected Vice President Finance, and Chief Financial Officer, responsible for all accounting, financial, treasury, tax, and internal audit functions and for investor relations.

Mr. Harshman is Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Robert Morris College. He is a member of the Board of Trustees at Robert Morris College, is a past director of the Ethics Officer Association, and has been active in various charitable and civic organizations including the United Way and the Challenger Baseball Program for children with special needs.

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI) is one of the largest and most diversified specialty materials producers in the world with revenues of approximately $2.5 billion in 2000. The Company has over 11,000 employees world-wide and its talented people use innovative technologies to offer growing

global markets a wide range of specialty materials. High-value products include nickel-based and cobalt-based alloys and superalloys, titanium and titanium alloys, specialty steels, super stainless steel, exotic alloys, which include zirconium, hafnium and niobium, tungsten materials, and highly engineered strip and Precision Rolled Strip(R) products. In addition, we produce general-purpose specialty materials such as stainless steel sheet and plate, silicon and tool steels, and forgings and castings. Allegheny Technologies website can be found at http://www.alleghenytechnologies.com.