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Sika Names Harris V.P. Automotive Sales

31 May 2000

Sika Names Harris V.P. Automotive Sales

    MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich., May 31 Sika Automotive, a leading
supplier of acoustic, bonding and sealing systems to the automotive industry,
announces the appointment of John Harris to the position of Vice President of
Automotive Sales.  In this new position, John will be responsible for all
automotive sales in the U.S.A.
    John's extensive work history includes senior management positions at Lear
Corporation and United Technologies Automotive with his most recent position
as Director of Sales at Richard Tool & Die.
    Sika Corporation, based in Zurich, Switzerland, is a world-wide leading
company in the field of Specialty Chemicals for Construction Chemicals and
Industrial Materials.  Sika Automotive, a division of Sika Corporation based
in Madison Heights is an industry leader in the development and production of
high-performance specialty acoustic, bonding and sealing systems.  Sika
Automotive provides automobile manufacturers with proven expertise in
effective and economical ways to improve interior sound quality in vehicles
worldwide.