Board of Directors Elects Executive Committee for Automotive Industry Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) for 2005

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2004 -- The Board of Directors of the automotive industry's Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) have announced their 2005 Executive Committee. The members of the Executive Committee are elected by the SP Board of Directors and manage the day-to-day operations of the organization of 29 companies. SP is comprised of two automotive manufacturers and their suppliers, together with the US Environmental Protection Agency.

"SP is very pleased to announce the Executive Committee that will lead the organization next year," said Rebecca Spearot, Director, Environmental Management, Lear Corporation and SP's 2004 Chair. The Chair of SP's Executive Committee and Board of Directors for 2005 is Randal Leslie, Vice President and General Manager, ASG Office, Johnson Controls, Inc. Serving as Vice Chair is Roger Strelow, Associate General Counsel and Director, Environment, Health and Safety, Federal-Mogul Corporation. Additional members of the Executive Committee include the following: Finance Chair -- Reginald Modlin, Director, Environmental & Energy Planning, DaimlerChrysler Corporation; Work Group Chair -- Rebecca Spearot, Lear Corporation; Membership Chair -- Gary Mayo, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, Visteon Corporation; At-Large Chairs -- Patricia Beattie, Director, Chemical Risk Management, Environmental Services, General Motors Corporation and Leon Richardson, President, Chemico Systems, Inc.

Mr. Leslie, SP's new Chair said, "I am honored and very pleased to serve as SP's Chair for 2005. SP continues to address the goals of the membership by creating, on a shared basis among automotive manufacturers and their suppliers, new and innovative business-centered approaches to environmental protection that improve the environment while providing value throughout the automobile supply chain."

"SP member companies learn from each other and share information on common issues while working to develop new and unique ways to strengthen environmental and business performance," said Mr. Strelow, SP's Vice Chair.

"SP has a truly exceptional and dedicated Executive Committee and membership and I look forward to working with them. On behalf of the SP organization, I would like to thank Ms. Spearot for her dedication and leadership as the Chair of SP in 2002-2004," Leslie concluded.

For more information about SP, please visit SP's web site at http://www.supplierspartnership.org/.

SP members include: Ashland Inc.; B.A.E. Industries, Inc.; Chemico Systems, Inc.; Cole Specialty Systems, Inc.; DaimlerChrysler Corporation; Delphi Corporation; Denso International America, Inc.; Detroit Chassis LLC; Diversity Products, Inc.; Elm Plating; Federal-Mogul Corporation; Flex Form Technologies; Flo-Matic Corporation; Gage Products Corporation; Gates Corporation; General Motors Corporation; General Oil Company; Guardian Automotive; Haas TCM; Heritage Interactive Solutions, LLC; JD Plating Co. Inc.; Johnson Controls, Inc.; Lear Corporation; Motorola, Inc.; Petoskey Plastics, Inc.; Quaker Chemical Corporation; Renosol Corporation; Solvents & Solutions, Inc.; and Visteon Corporation.