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