GM Chairman & CEO Rick Wagoner to be Keynote Speaker on May 17 at Inforum Annual Meeting

DETROIT, May 2 -- Inforum, Michigan's premier organization for business women, presents keynote speaker Rick Wagoner, GM chairman and CEO, at its Annual Meeting on May 17, 2007. This event will offer the public a rare opportunity to hear Wagoner, one of the most important automotive leaders of our time, share his views about current trends redefining the global auto business, the future of General Motors, and the critical importance of leadership development for Michigan's future.

  Date: Thursday, May 17, 2007
  Time: 11:30 a.m. Registration; 12 p.m. Lunch & program
  Location: Detroit Marriott, Renaissance Center

Tickets for this luncheon event: Members $40; non-members $50. Table of 10 includes VIP reception, special seating and program recognition, $400. Add $10 to tickets purchased at the door.

To register, go to http://www.inforummichigan.org/ or call 877.633.3500.

Inforum's 2007-08 board of directors and officers also will be inducted at the Annual Meeting. The following individuals have been elected to serve on the Inforum Board of Directors effective July 1, 2007: Chair, Karla Hall, DTE Energy; Chair-Elect, Vivian Pickard, General Motors Corporation; Vice Chair, Maria Leonhauser, Franco Public Relations; Secretary, Sarah Clarkson, Biber O'Toole Fowler & Clarkson; Treasurer, Mary Lehmann, ArvinMeritor; Immediate Past Chair, Lorna Utley, Marathon Cable. Elected to serve as directors are: Susan Anderson, EDS; Julie Asciutto, Compuware; Ed Barclay, Carlson Marketing Group; Melissa Collar, Warner Norcross and Judd; Michael Lindley, Huntington Bank; Judy Rinkus, National City Bank; Teri Takai, State of Michigan; Ron Waetzman, Henry Ford Health System; Carol Walters, Walters and Associates; Tina Wheeler, Deloitte; Carole Winnard Brumm, LaSalle Bank; Mary Zuckerman, Detroit Medical Center. Returning Directors are: Steve Horn, Michigan Humane Society; Kari Lawry, Pulte; Kate Thompson, Ford Motor Company; and Diane Young, The Athena Group.

Inforum is one of the largest and most prestigious business forums in the nation, with more than 2,200 members from a broad cross-section of Michigan's business community. The mission of Inforum is to strengthen the business environment by creating opportunities for women to lead and succeed. The organization provides opportunities for business women to forge alliances, discuss vital civic and business issues and make connections that help accelerate careers. Founded as the Women's Economic Club in 1962 in Detroit, Inforum now has affiliates in Grand Rapids and Lansing.