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Nissan Names Corporate Communications V.P.; Jason Vines of Chrysler Gets the Nod

9 March 1998

Nissan Names Corporate Communications V.P.; Jason Vines of Chrysler Gets the Nod

    TORRANCE, Calif., March 9 -- Nissan North America, Inc. today
announced the appointment of Jason Vines to vice president, corporate
communications, effective April 1.  Vines, a 15-year veteran of Chrysler
Corporation, will oversee all corporate communications activities for Nissan's
North American operations.
    "The appointment of Jason Vines is part of our ongoing strategy to
strengthen Nissan's North American management team," said Minoru Nakamura,
president and chairman of the board of Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) and
president of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. (NMC).  "Jason brings
considerable automotive communications experience to our organization, which
he has gained from working with one of the world's leading automotive
companies.  His broad base of expertise will complement our current structure,
while bringing fresh perspective and insight into this important role."
    Vines will head a staff of 23 and report directly to Nakamura.  Along with
directing all aspects of the communications function, his responsibilities
will include interaction with, and counsel to, senior NNA and subsidiary
management, including liaison with the parent company, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
He also will provide periodic counsel to the Board of Directors of NNA.  A key
responsibility will be to provide marketing communications support to NMC, the
sales, marketing and distribution arm of Nissan's operations in the United
States.
    In his tenure with Chrysler, Vines held a variety of positions within the
company's communications department, including both internal and external
communications posts.  From 1993 to 1996, he was based in Washington, D.C. and
was on loan to the American Automobile Manufacturers Association for two years
as a key advisor to its president and CEO.  In his third year, he acted as
Chrysler's public affairs director focusing on environmental, trade and
economic issues.
    Following his Washington, D.C. stint, he directed the media launch of all
Chrysler passenger cars, including the 1996 Dodge Viper GTS, the 1997 Plymouth
Prowler and the 1998 Chrysler Concorde and Dodge Intrepid, and was responsible
for the company's corporate safety and environmental issues.  Most recently,
Vines was part of a team which managed Chrysler's worldwide product and
technologies public relations activities and oversaw the integration of its
corporate communications efforts in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and
the Asia/Pacific region.
    A graduate of Central University of Iowa, Vines has a master's degree in
labor and industrial relations from Michigan State University.  Vines is
married and has three children.
    In North America, Nissan's operations include styling, engineering,
manufacturing, sales, consumer and corporate financing, and industrial and
textile equipment.  Nissan in North America employs more than 20,000 people in
the United States, Canada and Mexico, and generates more than 70,000 jobs
through more than 1,500 Nissan and Infiniti dealerships across the continent.
More information on Nissan in North America and the complete line of Nissan
and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at http://www.nissan-na.com.
SOURCE  Nissan North America, Inc.