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Thomas R. Marinelli became a director in December 2004. He also served as our chief executive officer from April 2005 and our president from July 2006 until his resignation from those positions effective March 23, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. Mr. Marinelli will continue to serve as a director. He has spent the past 29 years in positions of increasing responsibilities at Chrysler Corporation and its successor, DaimlerChrysler AG, a manufacturer of automobiles and trucks and a provider of financial services, including as president of Chrysler Europe, and most recently as vice president of Chrysler and Jeep brands. He retired from DaimlerChrysler in 2004. He received a B.S. degree in finance and marketing from Boston College and an M.B.A. degree from Michigan State University. Currently he is the president of Marinelli Management, LLC, and is involved in various consulting projects to both automotive and non automotive companies. | 