Sika Automotive Names Matt Van Horn Key Account Manager - Honda and BMW

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich., Dec. 10, 2003 -- Sika Automotive has promoted Matt Van Horn to the position of Key Account Manager - Honda and BMW. James Miko, Sales Director, made the announcement. Matt joined Sika in December of 2000 as a Sales Representative. In January of 2003 he was promoted to the position of Senior Sales Representative after successfully driving several projects at Nissan and Honda.

"Matt has worked very hard to successfully increase customer satisfaction and sales in the New Domestics area, "said Miko. "His dedication to customer satisfaction, internally and externally, has led to this success. Matt's years of sales experience and product knowledge 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 .