Automotive Lease Guide (ALG) Announces Executive Appointments

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb. 25 -- Automotive Lease Guide (ALG), the automotive industry benchmark for Residual Values, announced the promotion of two executives to guide the company's future direction. John A. Blair will become the company's Chief Executive Officer and Raj Sundaram will become the company's President.

Doug Aiken, the company's founder and Publisher, announced the appointments, ``John Blair and Raj Sundaram have successfully guided our company in recent years to meet client and market demands.'' ``These appointments will help secure ALG's position as an industry leader today and in the future.'' Mr. Aiken plans to move into a strategic role within the company.

Mr. Blair will assume Mr. Aiken's role as CEO after having been the company's President for the past five years. He will direct the company's day to day operations and guide the company's growth into new markets.

Mr. Sundaram will assume Mr. Blair's role as President after having been the company's Vice President for the past three years. He will direct the company's automotive research and analytical forecasting group.

Automotive Lease Guide, a privately held company in Santa Barbara, California, has been the benchmark for automotive residual values in the United States and Canada for over 38 years. ALG's objective is to provide residual values, analytical data products and consultation to the Automotive Industry. For further information please contact Matt Walker 805-563-0777 x116 or visit www.alg.com