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Creative Fabrications, a Division of Oxford Automotive, Names Benedict Ubamadu as President

14 January 1998

Creative Fabrications, a Division of Oxford Automotive, Names Benedict Ubamadu as President

    TROY, Mich., Jan. 14 -- Creative Fabrication, a division of
Oxford Automotive Inc., appointed Benedict C. Ubamadu to the position of
president.  The announcement was made today by Steven Abelman, president of
Oxford Automotive, from Oxford Automotive's headquarters in Troy, Mich.
Creative Fabrication is based out of Athens, Tenn.
    "Ben's customer focus, engineering expertise, and manufacturing knowledge
will continue to grow Creative Fabrication into an integral part of Oxford's
full service offerings," Abelman said.
    Ubamadu previously served as director of program management for Cooper
Rubber and Tire's Engineered Products Division, where he was employed for six
years.  He has, in total, 15 years of experience in the automotive industry.
    Creative Fabrication is a premier containerization company dedicated to
providing packaging and material handling solutions and other related metal
fabricated products to automotive and Tier 1 manufacturers.
    Oxford Automotive is a leading full service Tier 1 designer and producer
of high quality, engineered metal components, assemblies and modules used by
automotive original equipment manufacturers.  Oxford operates 14 manufacturing
facilities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, with state-of-the-art technologies
in metal forming, welding and assembly equipment.

SOURCE  Oxford Automotive Inc.