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Bill Windle and Norbert Witteman Named Co-Leaders of A.T. Kearney's Global Automotive & Aerospace Practice

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 4 -- A.T. Kearney, the global management consulting subsidiary of EDS, today announced that Bill Windle and Norbert Witteman have been named global co-leaders for the firm's Automotive and Aerospace practice.

Windle, who joined A.T. Kearney in 1980, has been the leader of the North American Automotive practice for the past six years. He has led the firm's engagements with Caterpillar, Visteon and several other Tier One suppliers. Windle holds a BS degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from Pepperdine University.

Witteman, who joined A.T. Kearney in 1999, has served as the European coordinator of the firm's global Operations practice and as leader of the practice in Central Europe. He has also led A.T. Kearney engagement work with DaimlerChrysler. Before joining A.T. Kearney, Witteman was with BoozAllen, where he worked with Volkswagen and Ford. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering and business administration from the University of Darmstadt and a Ph.D. in applied informatics from the University of Saarbrucken.

About A.T. Kearney

A.T. Kearney ( www.atkearney.com ) is one of the world's largest management consulting firms. With a global presence that includes more than 60 offices in 37 countries, spanning major and emerging markets, A.T. Kearney provides strategic, operational, organizational and technology consulting and executive search services to the world's leading companies. A.T. Kearney is the management-consulting subsidiary of global services leader EDS.

About EDS

EDS, the leading global services company, provides strategy, implementation, business transformation and operational solutions for clients managing the business and technology complexities of the digital economy. EDS brings together the world's best technologies to address critical client business imperatives. It helps clients eliminate boundaries, collaborate in new ways, establish their customers' trust and continuously seek improvement. EDS, with its management consulting subsidiary, A.T. Kearney, serves the world's leading companies and governments in 60 countries. EDS reported revenues of $21.5 billion in 2002. The company's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. Learn more at www.eds.com .