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Gary F. Ruff Joins Intermet as Vice President -- Technical Services

24 May 1999

Gary F. Ruff Joins Intermet as Vice President -- Technical Services

    TROY, Mich., May 24 -- John Doddridge, chairman and chief
executive officer of Intermet Corporation , announced today that
effective June 1, Gary F. Ruff has been named vice president -- technical
services of Intermet.  Ruff will be responsible for research and development,
materials and product engineering and development, product quality, and
education and training.
    Ruff spent 12 years at CMI International and its successor company, Hayes
Lemmerz International, where he was president, responsible for manufacturing,
engineering, sales and financial activities of the North American Aluminum
Wheels Group.  At CMI, Ruff was chief technical officer, executive vice
president and director, responsible for engineering, research and development,
quality assurance, and marketing and sales.  Previously, as executive vice
president, he was responsible for CMI's 13 manufacturing plants.  He also has
18 years of experience with General Motors, where he was chief process
engineer of the Central Foundry Division.
    Ruff is active in the American Foundrymen's Society, where he has held the
chairmanship of various boards, councils and committees, and is the recipient
of the AFS Award of Scientific Merit.  He is the author of more than 20
technical papers and the holder of five metal casting patents.  He also is a
member of the American Society for Metals and the Society of Automotive
Engineers.  He serves as a member of the Visiting Committee of the Case School
of Engineering, Case Western University.
    He received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from General Motors
Institute, an M.S. in metallurgical engineering and Ph.D. in metallurgy and
material science, both from Case Western Reserve University.
    With headquarters in Troy, Michigan, Intermet Corporation and its
subsidiaries design and manufacture precision iron and aluminum cast
components for automotive and industrial equipment manufacturers worldwide.
Intermet also produces precision-machined components and manufactures cranes
and specialty service vehicles.  The company has 7,000 employees at 19
operating locations in North America and Europe.  Intermet's internet address
is http://www.intermet.com.