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Automotive News recognizes executives' accomplishments in special issue: 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DETROIT, MICH., Nov. 9 ? Automotive News has named 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry. The group of influential executives is highlighted in today's special edition of Automotive News and will be honored at a gala celebration tonight at the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center in Detroit, Mich. This exciting event will celebrate these women and capture the attention of the leaders in all sectors of the auto industry.

The list of 100 leading women recognizes leaders in the automotive field ? those who make major decisions and have significant influence at their companies. The 2015 class emerged from a months-long nomination and judging process that attracted hundreds of entries from the United States, Canada and Mexico.

This year's honorees come from 54 companies and 14 disciplines -- from manufacturers to engineers, dealer principals to designers.

Today's special issue of Automotive News salutes each leading woman with a career profile and photograph. The issue also includes stories about women's increasing role in the automotive arena. (A complete list of the 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry follows.)

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"A comparison of the 2015 and 2010 Automotive News lists of 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry confirms that the status of women in the industry has improved. There are six CEOs among automakers and suppliers on the list this time, up from two in 2010 -- the last time the list was compiled. Among the 2015 honorees, 73 have executive officer titles or are owners of their companies. That's up from 63," said Mary Beth Vander Schaaf, Automotive News managing editor and editor of the special issue.

Automotive News will recognize each executive on stage in front of Monday evening's gala audience of 900. The honorees are engaged in such automotive disciplines as design, engineering, finance, information technology, management, manufacturing, marketing, assembly plant management, purchasing, quality, safety and sales.

Deloitte is the exclusive lead sponsor for the issue and event. Other gold sponsors are: Ally Financial, AutoNation, , Cox Automotive, FCA US, Ford Motor Co., GKN Driveline, General Motors, Heidrick & Struggles, IBM, Inforum, Inteva Products, Magna International, National Automobile Dealers Association, Original Equipment Suppliers Association, Reynolds and Reynolds, Shinola, Toyota and UAW.

Automotive News published the first list of the industry's top female executives in 2000. A complete list of all four classes of 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry is available at leadingwomen.

Since 1925, Automotive News has been the primary source for news happening among automotive retailers, suppliers and manufacturers. Distinct from other publications in the field, Automotive News remains a fully subscriber-paid publication, a testament to the value it delivers to the reader. The award-winning weekly print edition, robust website, email newsletters and video broadcasts are backed by a global team of more than 65 editors and reporters.

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2015 Automotive News 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry

Olga Alavanou

Diane Allen

Lisa Bahash Chris Barman Janet Barnard Mary Barra Birgit Behrendt Becky Blanchard

Executive Vice President, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Business Units Senior Design Manager Vice President and General Manager, Original Equipment, Power Solutions Vice President, Engineering President CEO Vice President, Global Programs and Purchasing Operations

Director, Ram Truck Brand

Yazaki North America

Nissan Design America

Johnson Controls FCA US Manheim North America General Motors Ford Motor Co. FCA US

Alicia Boler-Davis Sandra Bouckley Kim Brink Kim Brycz Robin Chase Catherine Clegg Francoise Colpron Lisa Copeland Dianne Craig Leah Curry Kathleen Dilworth Tracey Doi Thasuna Brown Duckett Helen Emsley Cindy Estrada Joy Falotico

Felicia Fields

Marcy Fisher Clifford

Senior Vice President, Global Connected Customer Experience Vice President of Manufacturing Engineering COO Executive Director, Global Product Purchasing Chairman GM North America Manufacturing and Labor Relations Vice President Group President, North America Managing Partner President and CEO Vice President, Toyota Manufacturing-Indiana Executive Director, Global Powertrain Manufacturing Engineering Group Vice President and CFO

General Motors

GKN Driveline Team Detroit/Blue Hive General Motors Veniam

General Motors

Valeo Fiat-Alfa Romeo of Austin Ford Motor Co. of Canada Toyota Motor North America

General Motors

Toyota Motor North America

CEO

Chase Auto Finance

Executive Director, Global GMC Design and User Experience General Motors

Vice President

UAW

Executive Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Americas and Ford Motor Credit Co. Strategic Planning

Group Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Services

Ford Motor Co.

Vehicle Line Director, Global CD Programs

Ford Motor Co.

Pamela Fletcher

Executive Chief Engineer for Electrified Vehicles

General Motors

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Karen Folger Elena Ford Cherlyn Foster Lisa Frary Julie Fream Wendi GentryStuenkel Elizabeth Griffith Jan Griffiths

Mary Gustanski Corey Haire

Colleen Haley

Jeneanne Hanley Lara Harrington Linda Hasenfratz Pam Heminger

Sheri Hickok Marissa Hunter

Sharon Kitzman Marcy Klevorn

Darlene S. Knight Christine Krathwohl

Staci Kroon Julie Kurcz Chantel Lenard

Michele Lieber Grace Lieblein

Vice President, Original Equipment Services Sales, North America Vice President, Global Dealer and Consumer Experience Manufacturing Manager, Finishing and Automotive Vice President of Quality CEO

Director, Supply Chain Management Commercial Operations

Bosch Automotive Service Solutions

Ford Motor Co. Alcoa Autoliv North America Division Original Equipment Suppliers Association FCA US

Director of Engineering, Product Development & Design, GM Global

Vice President of Supply Chain Management Vice President of Engineering and Program Management Regional Vice President and General Manager Global Head of Ford Business Unit in North America and Charmain of Yazaki Mercosur

Vice President, Global Trim and Craftsmanship Chief Engineer, Automotive Development CEO

Division Manager, Business Division

Faurecia Inteva Products

Delphi Automotive CarMax

Yazaki North America Lear Corp. Honda R&D Americas Linamar Corp. Honda of America Manufacturing

Chief Engineer, Next-Generation of Full-Size Trucks Director, FCA US Brand Advertising and Head of Advertising Ram Truck Brand Vice President and General Manager, DMS Chief Information Officer Group Vice President and General Manager, Complete Seat Americas

Vice President of Global Supply Chain

General Motors FCA US

Dealertrack Technologies Ford Motor Co.

Johnson Controls Cooper Standard Holdings

Executive Vice President, Eaton Business System Executive Director of Product Quality Director of U.S. Marketing

Eaton Kia Motors America Ford Motor Co.

Chief Public Policy Officer Vice President, Global Quality

Ally Financial General Motors

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Marjorie Loeb Lisa Lunsford Alexandria Maciag Janice Maiden

Millie Marshall

Julie Martin Kim McCullough

Doneen McDowell Karen McKemie Cheryl Miller Susan Moll

Barbara Mousigian Terri Mulcahey

Pam Nicholson Cindy Niekamp

Andrica Nuechterlein Seval Oz

Donna Parlapiano Barbara J. Pilarski

Kimberly Pittel Tania Pratnicki Young Michelle Primm Teri Quigley Sonia Rief Andrea Riley Victoria Rusnak Rose Ryntz Marsha Shields

Senior Vice President--General Counsel

CEO Director of Manufacturing, North America Automatic Transmission Operations Senior Vice President and General Manager, Sealing and Gaskets and Systems Protection, Federal-Mogul Powertrain

President, Toyota Manufacturing-West Virginia

FCA US GS3 Global Ford Motor Co. Federal-Mogul Corp.

Toyota Motor North America

Vice President of Sales and Marketing Vice President of Marketing Executive Director, Global-GMNA Vehicle Systems in Manufacturing Engineering Divisional Vice President Executive Vice President and CFO

Vice President, Customer Services

HELLA Corporate Center USA Jaguar Land Rover North America

General Motors Sonic Automotive AutoNation Dominion Dealer Solutions

Vice President of Product Executive Vice President of Marketing

Penske Automotive Group

President and CEO Senior Vice President, PPG Automotive OEM Coatings

Enterprise Holdings PPG Industries

Vice President, Global Sales- Electrical CEO, Continental Intelligent Transportation Systems Senior Vice President of Franchise Operations and Corporate Real Estate

Vice President--Business Development

Lear Corp. Continental AG

AutoNation FCA US

Vice President, Sustainability, Environment & Safety Engineering

Ford Motor Co.

Plant Manager, Dundee Engine Plant

FCA US

Managing Partner Plant Manager, Silao Complex Director of Vehicle Program Management Chief Marketing Officer CEO Vice President, Advanced Development and Material Engineering President

Cascade Auto Group General Motors Nissan Technical Center North America Ally Financial Rusnak Auto Group

IAC Group

Red McCombs Automotive

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Christine Sitek Alison Spitzer

Maximiliane Straub Kristin Tabar Diana Tremblay

Carrie Uhl Desi Ujkashevic

Bonnie Van Etten Alexi Venneri Rebecca Vest

Marlo Vitous Valery Voyles Kim Williams Marsha Winegarden

Kathy Winter Lori Wittman Mary Ann Wright

Minjuan Zhang

Jamie Zinser

Executive Director, Global Quality Operations President CFO and Executive Vice President, Finance, Controlling and Administration Vice President, Toyota Technical Center

Vice President of Global Business Services

General Motors Spitzer Automotive

Robert Bosch Toyota Motor North America General Motors

Vice President of Procurement, Americas Global Director, Body Interior Engineering

Magna International Ford Motor Co.

Vice President- NAFTA/FCA US Chief Accounting Officer CEO

Vice President, Purchasing

Director, Product Development Purchasing Chairman and CEO Vice President- Modules Manufacturing and Quality Global Executive Director, New Model Programs Vice President of Software & Services, Automated Driving Vice President and General Manager Group Vice President of Engineering and Product Development, Power Solutions General Manager, Toyota Research Institute, North America

FCA US Digital Air Strike

Nissan North America FCA US Ed Voyles Automotive Group Calsonic Kansei North America Ford Motor Co.

Delphi Automotive VinSolutions Johnson Controls

Toyota Motor North America

Global Engineering Director- Structural Systems Division

Dura Automotive Systems

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