FOAMEX NAMES K. DOUGLAS RALPH EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER _________________________ LINWOOD, PA, February 4, 2003 – Foamex International Inc. (NASDAQ:FMXI), the leading manufacturer of flexible polyurethane and advanced polymer foam products in North America, announced today that K. Douglas Ralph has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.    Thomas Chorman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Foamex said:  “I am pleased that Doug has accepted this important role as a member of our management team.  With over 20 years of experience as a financial executive, Doug has an extensive financial background that will undoubtedly prove beneficial to Foamex.  I am confident that we have selected the best candidate for the position, and I am certain that Doug will be a positive addition to our management team and a significant asset to the Company.”  Mr. Ralph, 42, was most recently a financial executive at Procter & Gamble, where he spent over 20 years in positions of increasing responsibility.  Most recently, Mr. Ralph served as General Manager of Procter & Gamble’s Equity Ventures program.  Prior to that, Mr. Ralph spent over five years in Europe, including roles as Finance Manager for Procter & Gamble’s Scandinavian business and Finance Director of Procter & Gamble’s European Paper & Beverage business in Germany.  In addition, Mr. Ralph held a range of other financial leadership roles at both the corporate and operating levels including responsibility for financial reporting, forecasting, and project financial analysis for a multi billion dollar business within Procter & Gamble.  Mr. Ralph graduated summa cum laude from Susquehanna University where he received a B.S. in Finance.  About Foamex International Inc. Foamex, headquartered in Linwood, PA, is the world's leading producer of comfort cushioning for bedding, furniture, carpet cushion and automotive markets.  The Company also manufactures high-performance polymers for diverse applications in the industrial, aerospace, defense, electronics and computer industries as well as filtration and acoustical applications for the home. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains, and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of the Company may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, those relating to completion of the operational restructuring as currently contemplated and the currently anticipated benefits of the restructuring, including those relating to the work force reductions, cost savings and restructuring charges from Project Transformation, the expected benefits of expanding the use of VPF technology, the Company's ability to introduce new products, enhance sales growth and margins and the outlook for the Company's financial performance. These forward-looking statements are affected by risks, uncertainties and assumptions that the Company makes about, among other things, its ability to implement customer selling price increases in response to higher raw material costs, raw material price increases, general economic conditions, conditions in the capital markets, the interest rate environment, the level of automotive production, carpet production, furniture and bedding production and housing starts, the completion of various restructuring/consolidation plans, the achievement of management’s business plans, its capital and debt structure (including various financial covenants), litigation and changes in environmental legislation and environmental conditions and other factors mentioned in the documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  While the Company believes that its assumptions regarding the foregoing matters are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore there can be no assurance that the Company's forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. Additional information that could cause actual results to vary materially from the results anticipated may be found in the Company's most recent Form 10-K and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers should be aware that any forward-looking statement made in this press release or elsewhere by the Company speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and the Company disclaims any obligation or intent to update any of the factors listed above or forward-looking statements.  #          #          #