Delco Remy Appoints Carl Pittner Vice President and General Manager-Tractech

13 December 2000
Delco Remy Appoints Carl Pittner Vice President and General Manager-Tractech
    ANDERSON, Ind., Dec. 13 Veteran automotive components
manufacturing engineering executive Carl Pittner has been appointed to the new
position of vice president and general manager of a Delco Remy International,
Inc., subsidiary Tractech, Inc., in Warren, Michigan, effective
January 1, 2001.
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    Tractech designs, produces and markets differentials, centrifugal clutches
and mechanical brakes for light truck, sport utility and performance vehicle
marketplace. Pittner will report directly to Tractech President Ralph McGee.
    Pittner has been Delco Remy's Director of Manufacturing, Global
Manufacturing Strategy since August 1999. He has 26 years engineering, sales
and management experience and will be responsible for Tractech's operations,
engineering, finance and information systems.
    "Carl brings with him a wealth of automotive OEM experience," McGee said.
"His understanding of Delco Remy's business structure and manufacturing
standards, in addition to his deep knowledge of the industry, will be a
welcome addition to the Tractech operations."
    Pittner has an engineering degree from the former General Motors Institute
and an MBA from Canisius College. After 20 years in the automotive component
manufacturing business, he joined newly independent Delco Remy in 1995 as a
plant manager in Anderson, Ind.  He also served as Delco Remy's Director of
Continuous Improvement and General Manager of Operations as the company went
public in 1997.
    Immediately before joining Delco Remy, Pittner was Vice President of Sales
and Operations for Green Tokai Company, a $500 million U.S./Japanese joint
venture supplying plastic/metal trim and rubber sealing products to automotive
OEMs worldwide. Previously he was a Plant Manager and then Engineering
Director for Ernie Green Industries, another automotive OEM components
manufacturer.
    Pittner began his career with General Motors, working for both Inland
Division and Chevrolet Motor Division.
    Delco Remy International, Inc., headquartered in Anderson, Indiana (USA),
became a public company with an initial stock offering in 1997. The Delco Remy
brand has been a leader in automotive products for decades.
    Today the company designs, manufactures, remanufactures and distributes
electrical, powertrain/drivetrain and related components and core exchange
service for automobiles and light trucks, medium- and heavy-duty trucks and
other heavy-duty off-road and industrial applications. Products include
starter motors, alternators, engines, transmissions, torque converters, fuel
systems and traction control systems. The company serves the aftermarket and
original equipment manufacturer market, principally in North America as well
as Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. More information is available on
the company web site at http://www.delcoremy.com .