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AIAG Names AlliedSignal, Walbridge Aldinger Executives To the Board of Directors

29 April 1999

AIAG Names AlliedSignal, Walbridge Aldinger Executives To the Board of Directors

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 29 -- Thomas R. Henderson, corporate
director of Design Execution Systems for AlliedSignal's Growth and Technology
Division, and John Rakolta Jr., chairman and CEO of Walbridge Aldinger Co.,
have been elected to the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) board of
directors.  The announcement was made by AIAG Executive Director Raymond J.
Mitzel.
    "We are fortunate to have these two executives join an already strong AIAG
board of directors," Mitzel said.  "Their experience and insight will be a
great asset to the initiatives and strategic direction of the AIAG."
    In his current position, Henderson is responsible for a variety of
engineering-related activities to support AlliedSignal's aerospace, automotive
and chemical business units.  Prior to this, he served as a member of the
senior staff for the company's Aerospace Sector Engineering.  Earlier,
Henderson was manager of Engineering and Technical Computing Systems.  He
began his career in 1974 as a design engineer with Bendix Machine Tool.
    Henderson earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering
from Lawrence Institute of Technology in Southfield, Mich.
    As chairman and CEO of Walbridge Aldinger, Rakolta is responsible for
overseeing the overall business and strategic direction of the construction
firm.  With the company since 1970, he has held consecutive positions of
increasing responsibility, including president, executive vice president, vice
president - estimating, project manager and assistant project manager.
    Rakolta earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from
Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis., and completed the Smaller Company
Management Program at the Harvard Business School.  He is a member of the
Detroit Urban League, NAACP-Detroit Branch, New Detroit, Inc. and the
Engineering Society of Detroit.
    Founded in 1982, the AIAG is a not-for-profit trade association of over
1,500 automotive and truck manufacturers and their suppliers.  AIAG's purpose
is to provide an open forum where members cooperate in developing and
promoting solutions that enhance the prosperity of the automotive industry.
Its focus is to continuously improve business processes and practices
involving trading partners throughout the supply chain.
    More information about the AIAG and its initiatives can be found at
http://www.aiag.org.