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Personnel Changes at DaimlerChrysler

19 October 1999

Personnel Changes at DaimlerChrysler

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich. and STUTTGART, Germany, Oct. 19 -- At a
meeting in Tokyo today, the DaimlerChrysler Board of Management
made several personnel changes to the company's vehicle business.
    Effective November 1, 1999, Gary L. Henson, who has more than 35 years of
experience in the automotive industry, has been named Executive Vice President
of Manufacturing.  Henson was previously Senior Vice President Manufacturing
at DaimlerChrysler Corporation.
    In addition, Dr. Annette Winkler, current branch manager in Braunschweig,
will take over as Director of DaimlerChrysler Belgium Luxemburg on November 1,
1999.  She replaces Reinhard Lyhs, who became Director of DaimlerChrysler
France on October 1, 1999.
    The current Director of the Bremen branch office, Ulrich Kowalewski, will
become Director of the Mercedes-Benz branch in Munich.  He replaces Wolfgang
Schrempp, who will become Director of DaimlerChrysler's Italian sales
organization.
    Also, Dr. Rainer Thiel, the current Director of Globalization and Regional
Strategy, will become Vice President Engines, effective November 1, 1999.
    And, effective November 1, 1999, Dr. Joachim Schmidt, former Director of
Sales and Marketing Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars will join the divisional
board of Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars/smart as Senior Vice President Sales
Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars, the position previously held by Dr. Dieter
Zetsche.