Father of Detroit's First Super Bowl Crain's Newsmaker of Year

Crain's, DEC, and Inforum to host Roger Penske, Detroit's Super Bowl Kingpin Wed., Feb. 8, 2006

DETROIT, Feb. 3 -- On Wednesday, February 8, 2006, Super Bowl XL Host Committee Chairman Roger Penske will be recognized as the 2005 Crain's Newsmaker of the Year.

The meeting -- at 12 p.m. at the Detroit Marriott, Renaissance Center in Detroit -- is co-hosted by the Detroit Economic Club (DEC), Crain's Detroit Business and Inforum, formerly the Women's Economic Club.

"Penske has transferred the business acumen he uses to run a wide-ranging organization of transportation, automotive sales and service, truck leasing and motor sports business into his role as Super Bowl XL Host Committee chairman," stated a recent article in Crain's Detroit Business. "It is for this reason he is Crain's Newsmaker of the Year."

Penske is the founder and chairman of Penske Corporation, a closely-held diversified transportation services company whose subsidiaries operate in a variety of segments including retail automotive, truck leasing, transportation logistics, transportation component manufacturing, and high performance racing. Penske Corporation's businesses generate annual revenues of approximately $14 billion and employ 34,000 people at over 1,700 locations worldwide.

DEC was formed in 1934 as a platform for the discussion and debate of important business, government and social issues. It is known nationwide as a top speaking forum for prominent business and government leaders, who address members and their guests at the Club's 35 meetings a season. With more than 2,800 members, the DEC is about vital issues, prominent voices, a commitment to education and inspiring leadership. The Club is proud to have hosted every sitting U.S. President since Richard Nixon and proud to have been ranked among the top speaking platforms for CEOs.