Metaldyne Restructures Sales Organization to Better Serve Customers

Anne Lockwood to Lead New Sales Organization

PLYMOUTH, Mich., Oct. 17 -- Metaldyne announced today that it has restructured its sales organization to better serve Metaldyne's global automotive customers. Anne Lockwood will serve as the vice president of the new sales organization. Lockwood reports to Metaldyne's newly formed President's Council which includes George Thanopoulos, Engine Group president; Bruce Swift, Driveline & Transmission Group president; and Joe Nowak, Chassis Group president. Thanopoulos serves as the executive champion of the sales group.

"Previously, Metaldyne's sales force was organized by the company's three product groups," said Thanopoulos. "This new organization centralizes the sales function and adds customer-specific responsibility across all three product groups. Most importantly, the new structure provides our customers with one face and one common approach."

Under the new organization, Lockwood has assigned a director of sales for each of the company's largest customers and business divisions. The directors include:

  *  Steve Allor - Diesel engines
  *  Debra Atwell - DaimlerChrysler
  *  Dino Costa - General Motors
  *  Jim Hudak - Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Hyundai
  *  Scott Johnson -  Ford/Visteon
  *  Matt Roberts - Continental Teves/TRW/American Axle/Lemforder
  *  Larry Weis - Magna Steyr/New Venture Gear/Delphi/Borg Warner
  *  Simon Harvey - Forgings
  *  Mac Noguchi - Japan
  *  Fuping Liu - China

Lockwood also has announced that Scott Ferriman will serve as the vice president of strategic sales, reporting to her. Ferriman previously served as vice president of strategic sales for Metaldyne's Engine Group.

Lockwood most recently served as the vice president of sales for Metaldyne's Engine Group. Prior to that, Lockwood was vice president of engineering and sales for the Sintered Products division of the former MascoTech Corporation.

"I am pleased to have Anne in this position," said Thanopoulos. "She has been instrumental in the global growth of both the Sintered Products division and Engine Group, and her experience and leadership skills will be valuable to the entire organization as she assumes this new role."

About Metaldyne

Metaldyne is a leading global designer and supplier of metal-based components, assemblies and modules for transportation-related powertrain and chassis applications including engine, transmission/transfer case, wheel-end and suspension, axle and driveline, and noise and vibration control products to the motor vehicle industry. The company serves the automotive segment through its Chassis, Driveline & Transmission, and Engine Group.

Headquartered in Plymouth, Mich., Metaldyne has annual revenues of $1.5 billion. The company employs over 7,250 employees at over 50 facilities in 11 countries.

For more information, please visit http://www.metaldyne.com/ .