Sika Automotive Names Rick Puckett Key Account Manager - GM Truck

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich., Dec. 10, 2003 -- Sika Automotive has promoted Rick Puckett to the position of Key Account Manager - GM Truck. Jack Martin, Sales Director, made the announcement. Rick joined Sika in November of 2001 as a Senior Sales Representative.

"Rick has demonstrated his personal commitment to customer satisfaction time and time again," said Martin. "His years of engineering and sales experience coupled with his product knowledge will provide a foundation for his success in this new role."

Sika Automotive, based in Madison Heights, MI, a division of Sika Corporation, is an industry leader in the development and production of high performance acoustic, bonding, reinforcing and sealing systems. Sika Automotive provides automobile manufacturers with proven material, application engineering and validation expertise to improve interior sound quality and structural performance in vehicles worldwide. Sika Automotive optimizes cost effective, complete solutions in its dedicated, state of the art, Acoustic Test Facility, located in Madison Heights, MI. Visit the Sika Automotive website www.sikaautomotive.com .

Sika Corporation is a leading supplier of specialty chemical products and industrial materials serving construction and industrial markets including transportation, marine, and automotive. Sika Corporation is a subsidiary of Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland. Sika has annual sales of approximately US$1.5 billion (CHF 2.1 billion), over 8,500 employees and operations in 64 countries. Visit the Sika website at www.sika.com .