Uebbing Named VP of Sales and Marketing At GKN'S Automotive Driveline Division

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 7 Joe Uebbing has been named
vice president of sales and marketing for GKN's Automotive Driveline Division
(ADD) with North American headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
    Uebbing had been vice president of supply chain management for the
Americas at GKN ADD since 1997.  In his new position, he will serve as global
account director for Ford, DaimlerChrysler and General Motors as well as the
division's senior marketing and strategy executive in the "Americas" region.
    He began his career with GKN in 1993 as the business unit director for
Asia Pacific accounts in the Americas region.  Prior to joining GKN, Uebbing
spent 10 years in various management positions at Allied Signal Automotive,
becoming North American business planning manager in 1992.
    Uebbing has a bachelor's of science in economics and statistics from
Villanova University and an MBA from Duke University.
    Born in Pasadena, California, and raised in Chappaqua, New York, he and
his wife live in Clarkston, Michigan.
    GKN's Automotive Driveline Division (ADD) is a world leader in the design
and manufacture of driveline system products with more than 41 percent of the
global market for constant velocity jointed driveshafts.  ADD employs 20,000
people and operates through 34 manufacturing facilities in Europe, North
America, South America and Asia.
    GKN ADD is part of GKN plc, a global industrial company, operating in 40
countries with activities focused on the automotive, industrial services and
aerospace sectors.  It has leadership positions in all of its major products
and services.  In 2000, sales were $7.26 billion (preliminary results).
    GKN can be found on the Internet at http://www.gknplc.com

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