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DALLAS, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lennox International Inc. (NYSE: LII) announced the appointment of Paul W. Schmidt as a director, effective January 1, 2005. Mr. Schmidt is currently corporate controller of General Motors Corporation (GM).

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Mr. Schmidt began his career in 1969 as an analyst with the Chevrolet Motor Division of GM. He has since served in a wide variety of senior leadership roles for GM, including financial, product, and factory management, business planning, investor relations, and international operations. Mr. Schmidt also served as director of capital, performance, and overseas analysis in the New York Treasurer's Office. He received a bachelor's degree in engineering from Princeton and an M.B.A. from Harvard.

"We're pleased to be able to draw on Paul's broad leadership experience in one of the world's premier manufacturing corporations," said John Norris, LII chairman. "His deep expertise in finance, plant management, product development, and international business issues will prove invaluable to LII operations around the world."

Operating in over 100 countries, Lennox International Inc. is a global leader in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration markets. Lennox International stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "LII". Additional information is available at: http://www.lennoxinternational.com or by contacting Karen O'Shea, vice president, communications and public relations, at 972-497-5172.

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