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DuPont Automotive Announces Two Management Appointments

1 September 1998

DuPont Automotive Announces Two Management Appointments; Executives to Lead Company's Finishes Business With U.S. Automakers

    TROY, Mich., Aug. 31 -- Two DuPont executives, Robert P.
Strazzella and James R. Weigand, have been appointed to global business
director positions to serve the worldwide automotive coatings needs of U.S.
automakers.  The announcements were made by John R. Lewis, vice president,
DuPont Automotive - OEM Finishes.
    Strazzella becomes worldwide business director for DuPont's Chrysler and
General Motors OEM Finishes business, with primary responsibility for
coordinating marketing, manufacturing and technical resources in automotive
finishes related to the two automakers.  Simultaneously, Weigand becomes
DuPont worldwide business director, Ford OEM Finishes, primarily responsible
for coordinating marketing, manufacturing and technical resources in
automotive finishes related to Ford Motor Co.
    "These appointments reflect the increasing global nature of our customers'
operations and DuPont's finishes business," Lewis said.
    Strazzella previously served as general manager-development for all DuPont
Automotive business with General Motors, a position he held since 1990.  He
was given additional responsibility in 1997 as general manager-development for
Chrysler.
    Strazzella joined the DuPont Refinish Division in 1969 and held marketing
positions such as New Orleans branch manager in 1980 and Atlanta branch
manager in 1981.  He was named marketing services manager for the OEM Finishes
Division in 1987.  From 1988 to 1990, Strazzella was finishes sales and
marketing manager for DuPont's General Motors business.
    Weigand previously served as business manager for the DuPont Worldwide
High Performance Coatings business from 1995 until he assumed his current
position.
    In 1981, Weigand joined DuPont in the Wilmington, Del., finance
department, holding staff and supervisory positions in mergers, acquisitions
and federal international taxes.  In 1987, he transferred to Troy as a
business consultant and later was named planning manager, OEM Finishes.
Weigand moved to Bonn, Germany, in 1991 and served as European director of
sales and marketing for International DuPont Automotive Coatings (IDAC) until
1995.
    With world headquarters in Troy, Mich., DuPont Automotive offers more than
100 product lines to the global automotive industry, including plastics,
advanced composites, finishes, fibers, fabricated products, refrigerants,
specialty chemicals and lubricants.  DuPont worldwide automotive sales were $4
billion in 1997.
    Strazzella and his family reside in Rochester Hills, Mich.
    Weigand and his family maintain residences in Rochester, Mich., and
West Chester, Pa.