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Chairman Stephen R. Polk
Chairman & CEO
R.L. Polk & Co.

1st Vice Chairman Michael E. Martini
President, Consumer OE
Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire LLC

2nd Vice Chairman Alfred L. Gaspar
President Emeritus
Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA)

Treasurer Michael Martini
President-Consumer OE
Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire LLC

Secretary William T. Mihalic
Executive Coordinator Business Operations & Planning
Denso International America, Inc.

Directors Rod Alberts*
Executive Director
Detroit Automobile Dealers Association

John J. Bailey
Chairman
John Bailey & Associates Public Relations

Phillip D. Brady
President
National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA)

Colin Brown
President & CEO
JM Family Enterprises, Inc.

Bruce Brownlee
Vice President, External Affairs
Toyota Motor Eng. & Manu. N.A. Inc.

Marc Cannon
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications
AutoNation, Inc.

Keith Crain
Chairman & CEO
Crain Communications

Ray Day
Executive Vice President of Communications
Ford Motor Company

Neil DeKoker
President
Original Equipment Suppliers Association

Dean Eisner
CEO
Manheim

Michael Fanning
Vice President Corporate Affairs
Michelin North America, Inc.

Robert P. Farrell
Executive Director
American Trucking Association

Marc C. Graham
President & CEO
American Driveline

Ramzi Hermiz
Senior Vice President
Federal-Mogul Corporation

Walter E. Huizenga
Gezon Motors

Christopher Kersting
President
Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)

Cody Lusk
President
AIADA

Thomas J. Manganello
Chair, Auto Industry Group
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

Dr. Keith Pretty
President & CEO
Northwood University

Michael K. Simonte
Executive Vice President-Finance & CFO
American Axle Manufacturing, Inc.

Mel Stephens
Vice President - Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Lear Corporation

Robert J. Susor
Executive Vice President
Genuine Parts Company

Jason Vines*
Senior Vice President, Communications
Compuware Corporaton

Dennis M. Welvaert
President
Dayco Products, LLC


*Past Chairmen

Directors Emeriti Bruce A. Brown
Vice President - OE Sales
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Retired)

Ronald L. Cutler*
Vice President, Marketing-Automotive
TRW, Inc. (Retired)

Tarik Daoud
President
Al Long Ford, Inc.

Ralph A. Forbes
Chairman
Forbes Motors Ltd.

Dr. David E. Fry
President & CEO
Northwood University

Dale R. Larson
President & CEO
UESCO Warehouse, Inc.

Robert P. Mallon*
Mallon Ford / Chairman
National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation

Ron J. Martoia
President
RJM Associations

Charles S. McIntyre, III
B.D. & J.E. McIntyre Foundation

John W. Nerlinger
Automotive Service Industry Association (ASIA) (Retired)

Allen K. Parrish*
Past Chairmen

James L. Pfeifer
Chairman - Dealer Policy Board
Ford Motor Company (Retired)

John J. Scalley
Executive Vice President (Retired)
Genuine Parts Company

Lorraine H. Schultz
Executive Director and Founder
Women's Automotive Association International

Mort Schwartz
Chairman
JARMMS Assoc.

Carroll Shelby
President
Shelby Enterprises

President William R. Chapin
Automotive Hall of Fame