RMCtech GmbH Taps Global EMERGENT and Auto Veteran Everss To Help Grow North American Business

RMCtech to Provide Reliability Management and Business Process Strategy in North America

TROY, Mich., May 29 -- Global EMERGENT and European- headquartered RMCtech Reliability Technology GmbH today announced a business development agreement to extend RMCtech's customer base in the North American automotive industry. Details of the agreement were finalized during the 2003 SAE World Congress.

RMCtech provides comprehensive services in reliability management and business process strategies for embedded software and electronic systems. The company excels at prediction and reliability studies, technology and engineering strategy, supply management and industrial research. RMCtech customers include automotive OEMs and suppliers, aerospace and medical technology companies.

Herb Everss, Global EMERGENT president, established strong industry relationships in his 30 years as an executive with various automotive companies including Siemens Automotive, Mannesmann VDO and Textron Automotive.

"This partnership supports our goal to assist clients from start to finish in determining the reliability of their products as a measurable variable," said Harald Gruebel, president, RMCtech. "By leveraging Global EMERGENT's extensive experience, we have the ability to improve North American automotive businesses' innovation speed."

"My experience in this industry enables me to provide RMCtech the guidance to succeed in the North American automotive market," said Herb Everss, president, Global EMERGENT. "RMCtech provides a highly-demanded service and we're excited to help bring it to the industry."

RMCtech Reliability Technology GmbH is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany with offices in Hamburg and Munich, Germany; Tolna, Hungary; and Detroit. The company uses proven reliability engineering methods to enhance product lifecycles, while solving and avoiding problems through a structured approach. RMCtech employs senior reliability experts with experience in the automotive supplier, medical technology, aerospace, mechanical engineering and consumer electronics industries. For more information visit: www.rmctech.de .

Troy, Mich.-based Global EMERGENT is a results-driven strategic business development company focused on bringing European and Asian automotive suppliers to the North American market and aiding the expansion of established North American automotive businesses. The company specializes in networking and relationship development, site selection, market research and analysis, strategy development, distribution, channel design, competitive positioning and sales strategy development and implementation. For more information on Global EMERGENT please visit: www.globalemergent.com .

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