Placenti Joins Safelite Group as Vice President of Marketing

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 6, 2005 -- Safelite Group, Inc. announces the appointment of Mark Placenti, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. Placenti joins Safelite from Columbus, Ohio-based Fahlgren Advertising. His new responsibilities include advertising, public relations, communications along with consumer, client and Web marketing.

"Mark brings a wealth of advertising and marketing experience to Safelite," said Dan Wilson, President and CEO, Safelite Group, Inc. "We're all very excited to have him on board to build on our strong marketing foundation."

Mark has previously held positions with The Circle K Company, SBC Advertising and Whole Brain Films. His account experience includes C/S/K Automotive, National Tire and Battery, Worthington Industries, Scotts Professional Products and Eddie Bauer Home. Placenti is a graduate of The Ohio State University and resides in Upper Arlington.

Columbus, Ohio-based Safelite Group is a leading provider of property and casualty claims management solutions and auto glass products and services. Safelite Group is the parent company of Safelite Solutions LLC, a third party administrator of property and casualty claims, Safelite AutoGlass, the nation's largest provider of auto glass repair and replacement services, Service AutoGlass, a leading U.S. auto glass wholesaler, and Safelite Glass Corp., a leading fabricator of aftermarket windshields.