The promotion of Larry A. Augsburger to vice president-administration was announced recently by Tenneco Oil Exploration and Production, a major operating unit of Tenneco Inc.
John W. Sylvester Jr. was named to succeed Mr. Augsburger as director of employee relations.
Mr. Augsburger joined Tenneco in 1974 as a senior employee relations administrator. He became manager of employee benefits in 1977 and director of employee relations in 1978. He is a 1963 graduate of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in industrial government.
Mr. Sylvester joined Tenneco in 1978 as compensation and benefits manager. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Rice University in 1964 and a Master of Business Administration degree from Stanford University in 1966.