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Chrysler Group Vice President Kim Harris Jones Receives Peter C. Thorp Corporate Leadership Award

* Vice President Product, Procurement Cost Management Finance - Chrysler Group Honored by The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management

* First African-American, female Vice President at Chrysler Group recognized for her outstanding accomplishments

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 13 -- Kim Harris Jones, Vice President Product, Procurement Cost Management Finance - Chrysler Group, was honored with this year's Peter C. Thorp Corporate Leadership Award by The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management during their 41st Annual Orientation Program and Career Forum in Indianapolis on June 12.

The Peter C. Thorp Corporate Leadership Award is presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated evidence of support of MBA fellowships, leadership as a corporate champion of ethnic diversity, supporting innovative approaches to solving problems related to equal employment opportunities and being recognized by peers as a leader and champion of diversity.

"Chrysler is proud of Kim's achievements, contributions and outstanding leadership," said Nancy Rae - Senior Vice President - Human Resources, Chrysler Group. "Kim is a true champion of diversity at Chrysler and it is a great honor to have her accomplishments recognized by an organization that is committed to continued education and diversity in the workplace."

Kim Harris Jones has been Vice President Product, Procurement Cost Management Finance - Chrysler Group since May 1, 2006. Prior to this position, she served as Vice President - Finance. In this position, she is responsible for ensuring that all vehicles produced and sold by the Chrysler Group meet financial requirements, including cost, investment and profitability, with additional responsibility for procurement and supply, materials cost management and source planning. Jones is also responsible for overseeing Engineering, Research and Development budgets and capital investment strategies. She also serves on the Board of Directors for DaimlerChrysler's joint venture in China - Beijing Benz DaimlerChrysler Corporation.

About the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management

The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management is the country's preeminent organization for promoting diversity and inclusion in American business. Through an annual competition, The Consortium awards merit-based, full-tuition fellowships to America's best and brightest diverse candidates. In conjunction with its member schools, sponsoring companies, and elite group of MBA students and alumni, The Consortium has built a forty year legacy of fostering inclusion and changing the ethnic and cultural face of American business. More information is available at www.cgsm.org.