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Piston Automotive Announces Hirings

27 September 2000

Piston Automotive Announces Hirings

           CEO Vinnie Johnson Adds Three to Senior Management Team

    DETROIT, Sept. 27 Piston Automotive Chief Executive
Officer Vinnie Johnson has added three members to his senior management team
as the company prepares for significant growth over the next several years, it
was announced today.
    "The future is very bright for Piston Automotive," Johnson, the former
all-time Detroit Piston basketball great said.  "The expansion over the last
couple of years has been tremendous and our future business opportunities also
appear to be limitless.  With that in mind, it was necessary to add key senior
management personnel, enabling Piston Automotive to remain a key player in the
automotive industry."
    Tom Chambers will join Piston Automotive as President, effective January
1, 2001.  Chambers, with more than 35 years of experience in the automotive
business, has worked in senior management positions with Delphi, ITT
Automotive and most recently at GKN Automotive.  Chambers will oversee the
day-to-day activities of Piston Automotive.
    On September 1, Bruce Smith joined Piston Automotive as Vice President,
responsible for Finance, Business Development, Human Resources and Information
Technology.  A graduate of Carnegie-Mellon with a B.S. degree in Mechanical
Engineering and a graduate degree from Harvard, Smith has more than 15 years
of automotive business experience.  He will eventually report to Chambers.
    Completing the Piston Automotive senior management team is Vice President
Tom Worswick, who has been with the company the last two years.  Worswick is
directly responsible for Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Purchasing,
Quality, and Materials Management.  After receiving a B.S. degree in
Electrical Engineering, Worswick gained his graduate degree from Stanford
University.  Worswick also will report to Chambers.