Crown Holdings, Inc. Announces Thomas A. Kelly Promoted to Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller

Monday, December 15, 2008

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) announced that Thomas A. Kelly, 49, has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller and will report to Timothy J. Donahue, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In addition to his current responsibilities for the Company's internal and external financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, Mr. Kelly will be responsible for the Company's tax department. Mr. Kelly's previous position was Vice President and Corporate Controller and prior to that he served as Assistant Controller. Mr. Kelly joined Crown in 1992 as Manager of International Accounting from Coopers & Lybrand, now PricewaterhouseCoopers. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Villanova University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

About Crown Holdings, Inc.

Crown Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading supplier of packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world. World headquarters are located in Philadelphia, PA. For more information, visit www.crowncork.com.

For more information, contact:
Timothy J. Donahue, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Tel: (215) 698-5088,
or
Ed Bisno, Bisno Communications; Tel: (212) 717-7578

SOURCE Crown Holdings, Inc.
CONTACT: Timothy J. Donahue, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Crown Holdings, Inc., +1-215-698-5088, or Ed Bisno, Bisno
Communications for Crown Holdings, Inc., +1-212-717-7578/
/Web Site: http://www.crowncork.com /
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