Press Release                            

Ocean Spray outside director elected to board of Rayovac

Thomas --Former President of Warner Lambert's Consumer Healthcare
Division --Elected to Rayovac Board of Directors
 

MADISON, Wis., May 16,2002


   Rayovac Corp. (NYSE: ROV) Chairman and CEO David A. Jones announces the
election of Barbara S. Thomas, former president of Warner Lambert's Consumer
Healthcare Division, to the Rayovac Corporation Board of Directors.  Thomas
joins the Rayovac board having held executive level positions with some of
America's leading consumer product companies.

    "Rayovac is pleased to have a seasoned executive with the management
experience, marketing credentials and integrity of Barbara Thomas," said Dave
Jones, Rayovac chairman and CEO.  "Barbara's successful track record of
developing companies and brands will be a valuable asset to our board.  Her
contributions will be welcomed as Rayovac continues its transformation into a
worldwide consumer battery technology leader."

    Besides her presidency at Warner Lambert, Thomas held senior positions at
Pillsbury, where she served as vp/general manager for the company's pizza/
snacks/ breakfast and dessert mixes divisions and also as president and CEO of
Pillsbury's Canadian operations.  She has also held top marketing positions at
Nabisco and Procter and Gamble.  Ms. Thomas serves on the board of directors for
the Dial Corp. and for Ocean Spray.

    Rayovac is one of the world's leading battery and lighting device
companies.  The Company also markets the number one selling rechargeable brand
of battery and is the world leader in hearing aid batteries.  Rayovac trades on
the New York Stock Exchange under the ROV symbol.

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