gedas Names Glenn Cross as New Public Relations Manager

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.--Dec. 1, 20037, 2003--gedas USA, a leading automotive information technology service provider, today announced the appointment of Glenn Cross as their new public relations and event manager.

Cross is responsible for gedas USA public relations and event strategy, supporting the organization as a whole as well as individual business units. Cross will support gedas sales and marketing efforts through effective PR activities including trade shows, media relations, and public facing activities.

"We're very excited to add Glenn's 14 years of broad marketing experience to our marketing services team," said Ravi Chadha, Business and Marketing Services manager. "His experience as a leader of market driven information technology organizations will help our efforts to increase our market presence through new innovative PR and marketing strategies."

Prior to joining gedas, Cross held the position of Director of Marketing at Wise Solutions and has held various management positions in marketing and public relations at several information technology and manufacturing organizations. Throughout his career, Cross has been instrumental in developing and executing public relations strategies with various industries, technologies and the local press. Cross has also served as a lead for events and public relations with technology partners, including Microsoft(R), HP(R) and Novell(R). Cross's experience includes channel, communications, and demand generation marketing expertise.

About gedas

gedas develops, implements and operates individual IT solutions that create value-adding potential for its customers' companies. gedas' unique brand of full-service solutions and its strong business process expertise have allowed the company to assume a leading position in the automotive and manufacturing industries and in the field of logistics processes. The gedas Group has a history of success in the information technology market that spans 20 years, operating from over 50 locations in 13 countries. With a staff of 5,000, gedas achieved global revenues of $725 million in the year 2002 - 80% of which was generated in the world's main automotive production centers. For more information, look for gedas on the web at www.gedasusa.com.