DaimlerChrysler AG's CIO Receives Information Technology Award at Oakland University's Managing Information Technologies Conference

16 October 2000
DaimlerChrysler AG's CIO Receives Information Technology Award at Oakland University's Managing Information Technologies Conference
   Sue Unger recognized for Innovation and Excellence in the Application of
                      Information Technology in Business

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 16 Sue Unger, DaimlerChrysler
AG's Chief Information Officer, was honored Friday night, October
13 by Oakland University (OU) and TekInsight.com, a leading Internet
e-government integrator, for her dedication to the advancement of research and
application in information technology.  Unger received OU's first Applied
Technology in Business (ATiB) Program Award during the school's third annual
Managing Information Technologies Conference October 13-14.
    "We're pleased to recognize Sue for her contribution to the field of
Information Technology," said Mohan Tanniru, Director of the ATiB program and
MIS Professor.  "Sue faced a variety of challenges with the merger of Daimler-
Benz and Chrysler Corporation, including establishing a global centralized IT
organization for the new company from two very different business models.
With a unique background in Finance, Sue has transitioned seamlessly into IT
and provided tremendous leadership in a field that changes daily."
    Unger was named Senior Vice President and CIO for DaimlerChrysler AG on
November 1, 1998.  She is responsible for directing information technology
strategies and planning, systems applications development, data center
operations and telecommunications network operations for DaimlerChrysler
worldwide.
    "I'm honored to accept this award on behalf of the hundreds of people who
work with me to keep DaimlerChrysler on the leading edge of information
technology," said Unger.  "Innovation has to be one of the core competencies
of any IT organization, and I'm pleased to say that I work with some of the
most 'out-of-the-box' thinkers in the industry."
    Unger joined Chrysler in September 1972 as a finance analyst in Sales and
Marketing and has held various positions in Finance and Product Development
before moving to the IT area in 1993.
    Unger was recently named one of Automotive News 100 Leading Women in the
North American Automobile Industry.  In 1999, she was included in CIO
Magazine's CIO 100 Award and also received the Communication Week Visionary
Award in 1998.
    The Managing Information Technologies Conference addressed issues faced by
organizations as they incorporate advanced information systems technologies
into their management activity.
    The Applied Technology in Business (ATiB) program was founded in 1997 by
the School of Business Administration at Oakland University to teach business
students how to apply information technology to solve business problems.
Students work on problems posed by sponsoring companies such as Champion,
Compuware, DaimlerChrysler, EDS, Eaton, Lear, MSX International and Volkswagen
of America.  Since it was founded, the program has had over 35 company
sponsors and the students have worked on over 105 IT application problems.