American Axle's Rick Dauch to Address ACG Meeting, Thursday, Nov. 13th on 'Growth of Automotive Supplier'

BIRMINGHAM, Mich., Nov. 5, 2003 -- The Association for Corporate Growth will host a breakfast meeting titled, "Growth of an Automotive Supplier," at 7:30 a.m., Thursday, November 13, 2003 at the Birmingham Community House, 380 S. Bates, Birmingham, Mich.

The meeting will feature Richard F. Dauch, American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) vice president of investor relations. Dauch will tell how AAM became a world leader Tier One automotive supplier transforming five poorly performing plants in Michigan and New York to 17 manufacturing facilities located in the United States, Brazil, Mexico and the United Kingdom via growth and acquisitions from an investor group to a successful IPO.

Cost to attend the meeting is $20 for members and $40 for non-members. To register, call 877-894-2754 or register online at www.acg-sem.org . Registration and networking will begin at 7:30 a.m. followed by a presentation at 8 a.m.

Founded in 1954, the Association for Corporate Growth is the premier association for and about professionals involved in middle-market corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions. It promotes the professional interests of its members, who have assumed leadership roles in strategic corporate growth, by offering a forum for quality programs, education and networking. ACG has nearly 6,000 members representing approximately 2,500 companies in 39 chapters throughout the United States, Canada, the UK and Mexico. Four new chapters are in formation in the United States and Europe. The Southeast Michigan Chapter, with almost 200 members, is the ninth largest of 39 chapters in the U.S. and Canada. To find out more about the ACG, information is available at www.acg-sem.org .