Goodyear's Gibara to Deliver Keynote Address

8 April 1999
Goodyear's Gibara to Deliver Keynote Address at AIAG's AUTO-TECH 99 Luncheon
    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 8 -- Samir G. Gibara, chairman, CEO
and president of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., will deliver the keynote
address at the Automotive Industry Action Group's (AIAG) keynote luncheon at
Detroit's Cobo Center on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 1999, during AIAG's AUTO-TECH 99
Conference & Exposition.
    In his keynote address to more than 1,200 auto industry professionals,
Gibara will discuss the importance of suppliers quickly bringing new products
to market in today's fast paced global economy.
    With more than 30 years of international business management experience,
Gibara was elected chairman of the board of Goodyear in July 1996 and has been
president and CEO since January 1996.  Prior to this, he served as president
and chief operating officer since 1995 and previously had been executive vice
president with responsibility for the company's North American Tire Operations
since 1994.
    From 1964 to 1994, he served in numerous management positions of
increasing responsibility, including vice president of Goodyear Europe,
president and CEO of Goodyear Canada, and president of Goodyear France.
Gibara joined Goodyear in 1964 as a management trainee in France.
    Gibara earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Cairo
University in Cairo, Egypt in 1960.  Four years later, he received a master's
degree in international business and finance from Harvard University.
    AUTO-TECH 99 is the conference of choice for top automakers and supplier
executives.  It combines comprehensive educational sessions, a personalized
exhibit setting and top-rated speakers.  Experts from all sectors of the auto
industry will participate in the conference -- themed "Building Solutions for
a Global Industry" -- which takes place Aug. 31 to Sept. 2.
    The exposition will include more than 220 booths featuring some of the
latest productivity-boosting technologies and approaches related to automatic
identification, CAD/CAM, material logistics, the Year 2000 problem, electronic
commerce, EDI, packaging and international trade.
    For AUTO-TECH 99 registration and conference information contact the AIAG
at 248-358-3570.  Parties interested in exhibiting at AUTO-TECH should call
the AIAG at 248-358-9764.
    Founded in 1982, the AIAG is a not-for-profit trade association of over
1,500 automotive and truck manufacturers and their suppliers.  AIAG's purpose
is to provide an open forum where members cooperate in developing and
promoting solutions that enhance the prosperity of the automotive industry.
Its focus is to continuously improve business processes and practices
involving trading partners throughout the supply chain.
    More information about AUTO-TECH and AIAG can be found at its website at
http://www.aiag.org.