Tower Automotive Appoints DiRita as Senior Vice President and General Counsel

NOVI, Mich., Aug. 4, 2005 -- Tower Automotive, Inc. announced today the appointment of David M. DiRita as senior vice president and general counsel, a newly created position for the company, reporting to Kathleen Ligocki, president and CEO of the company.

"With his extensive corporate law background and broad range of experience in the automotive supplier industry, David will be a valuable asset to Tower Automotive," said Ligocki. "He will play a critical role in providing legal counsel on our corporate strategy and in coordinating legal matters worldwide."

Based at the corporate headquarters in Novi, Mich., DiRita will also be in charge of coordinating relationships with external counsel and implementing processes and systems within the legal department to create efficiencies.

Most recently, DiRita served as deputy general counsel for Visteon Corp., which he joined in 2000. Prior to joining Visteon, he worked at Johnson Controls, Inc. as group general counsel for North and South America. In these roles, he was responsible for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and corporate governance, as well as a variety of other commercial activities. Earlier, DiRita practiced corporate law for Dickinson-Wright in Detroit.

He received a bachelor's degree in business and a juris doctor from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Tower Automotive, Inc. is a global designer and producer of vehicle structural components and assemblies used by every major automotive original equipment manufacturer, including BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Fiat, Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai/Kia, Nissan, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo. Products include body structures and assemblies, lower vehicle frames and structures, chassis modules and systems, and suspension components. Additional company information is available at http://www.towerautomotive.com/ .