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GM Women Named Among North American 100 Leading Women


September 2005
 Filed under: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATE Car News | GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATE Headlines
DETROIT - Twenty General Motors women executives - more than from any other automaker - have been named among the 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry by Automotive News. The honorees are featured in a special September 26th issue of the publication and will be honored at a gala dinner on September 28th at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center.
The award recognizes women who are leaders in the automotive field - those who make major decisions and have significant influence at their companies. "In all of the automotive disciplines, women are steadily winning increased authority, and that's good not only for the women, but for the auto industry," said Peter Brown, associate publisher and editorial director, Automotive News.

The GM women featured in the special edition represent every aspect of the auto business, ranging from the way GM vehicles are designed and built to the way they are marketed, sold and serviced. "With women now accounting for approximately 45 percent of all new vehicle purchases and influencing about 85 percent of those purchased, we must offer products that respond to the needs of an increasingly diverse customer base if we are to win in the global auto business," said Roderick Gillum, vice president, GM Corporate Responsibility and Diversity. "At GM, we believe great products and innovations are born of creative organizations that bring to bear diverse perspectives."

GM's 100 Leading Women honorees are:

Anne Asensio, executive director, GM Advanced Design

Katy Barclay, vice president, GM Global Human Resources

Mary Barra, executive director, Manufacturing Engineering

Annette Clayton, vice president, GM North America Quality

Amy Farmer, plant manager, Lansing Grand River Assembly

Cathy Finlayson Clegg, plant manager, Fort Wayne Assembly

Maryann Goebel, chief information officer, Information Systems & Services

Maureen Kempston Darkes, group vice president, GM LAAM

Anna Kretz, vehicle line executive, Front Wheel Drive Truck Products

Jill Lajdziak, general manager, Saturn Division

Karen Leggio, vice president, GM Global Purchasing and Supply Chain - GM LAAM

Grace Lieblein, vehicle chief engineer, Front Wheel Drive Truck Products

Elizabeth Lowery, vice president, GM Environment and Energy

Pamela Mader, plant manager, Moraine Assembly

Maureen Midgley, executive director, GM Global Paint & Polymers Center

Vicky Morter, executive director, GM Global Purchasing and Supply Chain - Current &

Future Business

Cherri Musser, group vice president and CIO, Information Systems & Services

Lori Queen, vehicle line executive, GM Small Cars and Saturn ION

Barbara Stokel, regional vice president, GMAC Eastern Operations

Elizabeth Wetzel, director, GM Global Design

The 2005 class of Automotive News' 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry emerged from a lengthy judging process that attracted hundreds of entries from the United States, Canada and Mexico.

"We had a tremendous field of candidates to consider for our leading women list. Many of the women we selected have operational jobs," said Mary Beth Vander Schaaf, editor of Automotive News' special issue. "They work at auto companies, suppliers and dealerships. The list includes seven CEOs, three COOs, 12 presidents, 52 vice presidents, four plant managers and one race car driver."

Automotive News published its first listing of the industry's top female executives in September 2000. It will honor its 100 leading women by contributing a portion of the proceeds from the gala to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

For a complete listing of the 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry - along with a career profile and photograph of each - visit www.autonews.com.

About GM

General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world's largest automaker, has been the global industry sales leader since 1931. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 317,000 people around the world. It has manufacturing operations in 32 countries and its vehicles are sold in 200 countries. In 2004, GM sold nearly 9 million cars and trucks globally, up 4 percent and the second-highest total in the company's history. GM's global headquarters are at the GM Renaissance Center in Detroit. More information on GM can be found at www.gm.com.

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