Chrysler LLC Employees Earn Diversity Awards

- Chrysler LLC Engineering Director Judy Bridgeman receives BEYA President’s Award - Six other Chrysler employees receive additional recognition
BALTIMORE, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ — A total of seven Chrysler LLC
employees received special honors at the 22nd annual Black Engineer of the
Year Awards ceremonies held Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Baltimore Convention
Center. Judy Bridgeman, Director - Electrical/Electronics Program
Management and Advanced Packaging, received the 2008 President’s Award. Six
other Chrysler employees were also recognized at the event.

“Chrysler is proud that Judy was recognized for her career
achievements,” said Frank Klegon, Executive Vice President - Product
Development. “Her dedication and hard work make her a true asset to the
company and exhibit Chrysler’s commitment of enabling all employees the
opportunity to reach their full potential.”

“I am pleased to be recognized with the 2008 BEYA President’s Award,”
said Bridgeman. “The Engineering profession is a dynamic, robust discipline
and it is encouraging to work for Chrysler which has been supportive of my
efforts and my career.”

In a separate ceremony, several other Chrysler employees received
honors for their contributions in the engineering field, including Katrina
Harris, Aero-Thermal Engineer - Aero-Thermal Development Lab; Mario Holmes,
Resident Engineer - Jefferson North Assembly Plant; Kenneth Larkins,
Components Release Engineer - Body and Security Components, Jeep/Truck
Engineering; Trudy Robertson, Program Integration Manager - Rear-Wheel
Drive Body Program Integration; Kareen Toussagnon, Team Leader -
Performance Emissions Certifications and Compliance; and Mary Turner,
Manager - Permits and Compliance, Environmental and Energy Planning.

The Black Engineer of the Year Awards Conference is the nation’s
largest career and professional development conference for African-American
executives, professionals and college and high school students. More than
10,000 African-American professionals participate in the three-day event,
which includes a career fair, workshops and a black-tie awards ceremony.

About Chrysler LLC

Chrysler LLC, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Mich., produces Chrysler,
Jeep, Dodge and Mopar(R) brand vehicles and products. Its product lineup
features some of the world’s most recognizable vehicles, including the
Chrysler 300, Jeep Wrangler and Dodge Charger. The Company sells and
services vehicles in more than 125 countries around the world. The
operations outside North America have been experiencing year-over-year
sales increases since 2004, with a record number of vehicles sold in 2007.
Chrysler is a unit of Cerberus Capital Management.

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