Ken Rose Promoted to Vice President, Human Resources of ZF Group North American Operations

    FLORENCE, Ky., Jan. 28 -- ZF Group North American Operations
(NAO) -- a regional division of leading automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen
AG -- promoted Ken Rose to Vice President, Human Resources.
    Rose has been with ZF since April 2001 and was instrumental in
establishing a corporate-wide human resources process.  He has more than 25
years experience in the field and has held positions with Rockwell Automotive,
TI Bundy and Valeo Group.  Rose is also a member of ZF Friedrichshafen AG's
Global Human Resources Strategy Board.
    Following the 2001 acquisition and formation of ZF Sachs, Rose has been
assisting in the efforts to integrate the new division.
    When asked of his goals in the new position, Rose said, "As the senior
human resources person, I will have greater access to ZF executives, including
(North American President and CEO) Bernd Habersack.  Given the expansion of
our business in North America, we need to continually develop our employees
through training and on-the-job opportunities, so that we can develop leaders
from within."
    He earned a master's degree in management and labor relations, as well as
a bachelor's degree in psychology from Cleveland State University in
Cleveland, Ohio.
    ZF Friedrichshafen AG is a leading worldwide automotive supplier of
driveline and chassis technology.  Headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany,
ZF is the 15th largest auto supplier in the world.  The company has a total
workforce of 55,000 employees at 117 locations in 22 countries, and combined
revenues for the group totaled $8 billion (EUR 9.1 billion) in 2001.
With sales of $2 billion in 2001 ZF expects NAFTA region annual sales of more
than $3 billion by 2004.  ZF Group North American Operations are headquartered
in Florence, Kentucky.