[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 100 (Wednesday, July 27, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 27, 1994]
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                TRIBUTE TO J.I. CASE CORP. OF RACINE, WI

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                          HON. PETER W. BARCA

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 27, 1994

  Mr. BARCA of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
J.I. Case Corp. for its success and contributions to the State of 
Wisconsin.
  I rise also to honor Edward J. Campbell, who retired from his 
position as president of the J.I. Case Corp., and to congratulate Jean-
Pierre Rosso, who became the new president and CEO on April 4, 1994.
  J.I. Case is an important corporate citizen in the city of Racine, 
which is located in the First Congressional District of Wisconsin. 
Recently J.I. Case once again became a publicly traded company, which 
will contribute to the continued success of this corporation. This is a 
great tribute to both the leadership and workers of this great company.
  Edward J. Campbell has spent 20 years with Tenneco, Inc., of which 
J.I. Case is the largest subsidiary. Mr. Campbell came to Case in the 
late 1960's and the company turned a profit in each of his first 11 
years there. After leaving Case, Mr. Campbell led Tenneco's Newport 
News Shipbuilding Co. for 13 years, during which the company tripled 
its sales and increased its profits 20 times. In 1992, Mr. Campbell 
returned to J.I. Case to help restore the company's profitability, and 
Case has subsequently enjoyed what is expected to be its fourth 
consecutive profitable quarter. Additional, Mr. Campbell has overseen a 
$920 million restructuring program to ensure that the company will 
remain profitable in the future.
  Jean-Pierre Rosso has an M.B.A. from Wharton Graduate School of 
Business and will be the person replacing Edward Campbell as the 
president and CEO of J.I. Case. Up until now, Mr. Rosso has served as 
president of Honeywell, Inc., a position he has held since 1992. Jean-
Pierre Rosso's experience as president of Honeywell Europe from 1987 to 
1991 will no doubt help create new markets in Europe and the entire 
international marketplace.
  Mr. Speaker, Edward J. Campbell has been an excellent leader of J.I. 
Case and was instrumental in its renewed success. J.I. Case has a long 
history in the city of Racine, and the continued success of this 
corporation will have a positive impact on the economic vitality of 
this community. Thus, I would like to commemorate Mr. Campbell's 
achievements, and also issue a warm welcome and congratulations to 
Jean-Pierre Rosso, whom I have no doubt will continue the success of 
J.I. Case in the future. I am proud to enter these words of 
congratulations into the Record.

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