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DaimlerChrysler Corporation Appoints Kenneth I. Gluckman, Vice President & Associate General Counsel - Product Litigation

21 December 2000

DaimlerChrysler Corporation Appoints Kenneth I. Gluckman, Vice President & Associate General Counsel - Product Litigation

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 21 DaimlerChrysler Corporation
has announced the appointment of Kenneth I. Gluckman as Vice President &
Associate General Counsel - Product Litigation, effective immediately.
Gluckman reports to William J. O'Brien, Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary.
    In this position, Gluckman, 53, is responsible for DaimlerChrysler's
Product Litigation activities worldwide.  Most recently, he was Assistant
General Counsel - Product Litigation.
    "Ken's extensive experience in product litigation will help us to
streamline the operations of the Product Litigation group and to facilitate
the discovery process under new and proposed Safety Act amendments," said
O'Brien.
    Gluckman joined DaimlerChrysler in 1978 as Senior Attorney for the former
American Motors Corporation.  Since that time, he has held increasingly
responsible positions in the General Counsel's office in the area of product
liability litigation.
    Gluckman holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of
Rochester and a J.D. from Wayne State University.