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RGI Hosts GM Brazil Executive Speaking at Automotive Luncheon

13 May 1999

RGI Hosts GM Brazil Executive Speaking at Automotive Luncheon

    DETROIT, May 13 -- On Thursday, May 20th, from 12 noon until
2 p.m., one of the principal purchasing directors for General Motors of
Brazil, Mr. Marcos Munhoz, will be honored at an automotive luncheon at the
Northfield Hilton Hotel in Troy, Michigan.  During the luncheon, Mr. Munhoz
will speak on the topic of "The Future of the Automotive Industry in Brazil."
    RGI International, a global marketing and merger & acquisition firm based
in Troy, and the Detroit Regional Chamber, will jointly host this event.  The
event is considered to be of great importance to automotive suppliers and the
automotive community at large.  According to Antonio Soave, the President and
CEO of RGI, "Many automotive suppliers have been hesitant to establish
operations in Brazil after the devaluation of the country's currency, the
Real.  There is also a good deal of incorrect information, or misinformation,
that has been disseminated regarding the future of Brazil, the strength of the
automotive industry, and the stability of the Real.  The speech of Mr. Munhoz
should help to clarify many of these issues for the automotive community."
    The current list of attendees consists of several CEOs and other
high-ranking executives from the automotive industry.  There are some tickets
still available for the luncheon.  Those tickets, priced at $75 per person,
may be purchased by calling RGI at 248-269-9883.