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DaimlerChrysler Appoints Eric Ridenour, VP - Product Planning

25 April 2000

DaimlerChrysler Corporation Appoints Eric Ridenour, Vice President - Product Planning

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 25 DaimlerChrysler Corporation
has announced the appointment of Eric Ridenour as Vice President - Product
Planning, effective immediately.  Ridenour reports to Thomas C. Gale,
Executive Vice President - Product Development, Design and General Manager -
Passenger Car Operations.
    In this position, Ridenour, 41, is responsible for directing all product
planning and product strategy activities for the Chrysler group and will also
provide support to strategic business development initiatives.
    "Eric's extensive experience in the product development area will help us
clearly define the direction for the Chrysler group's product line in the
future," said Gale.  "We're pleased to have Eric as part of the product
development organization."
    Ridenour joined DaimlerChrysler in 1986 in program management.  Since that
time, he has held increasingly responsible positions in Product Development,
including Product Strategy and Cycle Planning, and Power Train Planning.  Most
recently, Ridenour was Director - Advance Vehicle Engineering.
    Ridenour holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a
master's degree in Business Administration both from the University of
Michigan.