Berry Named President of Eberspaecher North America

NOVI, Mich., April 10 -- Dennis Berry has been named president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Eberspaecher North America, a leading global supplier of exhaust technology for the automotive industry, according to Dr. Thomas Wuensche, CEO of the company's Exhaust Technology Division.

Prior to joining Eberspaecher North America, Berry served as president of SKD Automotive Group, a Tier 1 automotive supplier of metallic and plastic modular assemblies. He previously held key management positions in manufacturing and engineering for Siemens Energy & Automation Inc., Sundstrand Aerospace and Caterpillar Inc., where he began his career in an apprenticeship program.

A native of Canton, Ill., Berry holds a bachelor of science degree from Illinois State University and a master's degree in business administration from Pennsylvania State University.

A member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and The Executive Committee (TEC), he is married and has three children. The family lives in Rochester, Michigan.

Headquartered in Esslingen, Germany, the Eberspaecher Group reported annual revenues of $2.1 billion in 2005. The company's two operating divisions -- Exhaust Technology and Vehicle Heaters -- have a total of 6,000 employees working in 16 countries. Eberspaecher is a leading systems developer and supplier to automotive and commercial-vehicle manufacturers around the world. More information is available at http://www.eberspaecher.com/.