8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report

                     Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 19, 2007

                                  TENNECO INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


           Delaware                      1-12387                 76-0515284
       (State or other                 (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer of
jurisdiction of incorporation          File Number)            Incorporation
      or organization)                                       Identification No.)


   500 NORTH FIELD DRIVE, LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS                     60045
     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 482-5000



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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.

     On July 19, 2007, Tenneco Inc. announced that Alain Michaelis has been
elected senior vice president, global supply chain management and manufacturing,
effective August 27, 2007. Mr. Michaelis will be responsible for the company's
worldwide purchasing, logistics and material management functions, as well as
Tenneco's global manufacturing programs. A copy of the company's press release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.     Description
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99.1            Press release issued July 19, 2007





                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                            TENNECO INC.


Date:    July 19, 2007                      By:  /s/ David A. Wardell
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                                               David A. Wardell
                                               Senior Vice President, General
                                               Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

                                                                  EXHIBIT 99.1

NEWS RELEASE                                                    [TENNECO LOGO]

         For Immediate Release

         Contacts:       Jane Ostrander
                         Media Relations
                         847 482-5607
                         jostrander@tenneco.com
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                         Leslie Hunziker
                         Investor Relations
                         847 482-5042
                         lhunziker@tenneco.com
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                     TENNECO ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT
  Alain Michaelis Named Senior Vice President Global Supply Chain Management &
                                  Manufacturing

LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS -- July 19, 2007 -- Tenneco (NYSE: TEN) announced today
the appointment of Alain Michaelis, 40, as senior vice president, global supply
chain management & manufacturing, effective August 27, 2007. Michaelis will be
responsible for the company's worldwide purchasing, logistics and material
management functions, as well as Tenneco's global manufacturing programs.

Michaelis will serve on the company's senior management team and report directly
to Gregg Sherrill, chairman and CEO.

"I'm delighted to welcome Alain Michaelis back to the Tenneco team," Sherrill
said. "His strong expertise and leadership in supply chain management and
manufacturing logistics will help drive Tenneco's operational excellence and
support our growth globally."

Michaelis returns to Tenneco after working three years at Wolseley PLC, where he
served as the supply chain director for Europe. Before that, Michaelis worked
for Tenneco since 1996, serving as the executive director for exhaust operations
in Europe, as well as holding operations and logistics positions for South
America & Asia and the United States. He began his career in London at Ove Arup
Partnership as a design engineer.

Michaelis holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from London University and an
MBA from INSEAD in France.

Tenneco is a $4.7 billion manufacturing company with headquarters in Lake
Forest, Illinois and approximately 19,000 employees worldwide. Tenneco is one of
the world's largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of emission control
and ride control products and systems for the automotive original equipment
market and the aftermarket. Tenneco markets its products principally under the
Monroe(R), Walker(R), Gillet(TM) and Clevite(R)Elastomer brand names. Among its
products are Sensa-Trac(R) and Monroe Reflex(R) shocks and struts, Rancho(R)
shock absorbers, Walker(R) Quiet-Flow(R) mufflers, Dynomax(R) performance
exhaust products, and Clevite(R)Elastomer noise, vibration and harshness control
components.


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