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Dana Announces Addition of Vice President of Global Logistics TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dana Corporation (NYSE:DCN) today announced that George D. Wilkinson has joined the company as vice president of Global Logistics. Mr. Wilkinson will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing Dana's global logistics strategy. Within this context, he will maintain authority and responsibility for all transportation within Dana Corporation. Additionally George will develop a transportation function, which will be designed to more effectively and efficiently manage all aspects of the company's global transportation. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990903/DANA ) George brings extensive knowledge and a strong track record to this critical new position," said Paul Miller, vice president of Purchasing for Dana Corporation. "We look forward to integrating his extensive logistics and business expertise with our existing organization and working collectively to advance Dana's status as an increasingly lean, customer-focused organization." George comes to Dana from General Motors Corporation where he most recently served as executive director of Global Logistics with responsibility for GM's global logistics supply chain. In this role, George led the efforts of four regional directors to ensure the implementation of a globally cohesive supply chain strategy. George joined General Motors in 1984, serving in a variety of positions with increasing responsibility in the materials, inventory, purchasing, quality assurance, logistics, and delivery disciplines. Among these positions was a three-year assignment in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he served as logistics manager for General Motors Argentina. George earned a bachelor's degree in Business Management from Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., and an MBA from Central Michigan University. Dana people design and manufacture products for every major vehicle producer in the world. Dana is focused on being an essential partner to automotive, commercial, and off-highway vehicle customers, which collectively produce more than 60 million vehicles every year. A leading supplier of axle, driveshaft, engine, frame, chassis, and transmission technologies, Dana employs 46,000 people in 28 countries. The company is based in Toledo, Ohio, and reported sales of $9.1 billion in 2004. Dana's Internet address is: http://www.dana.com/ . http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990903/DANA http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Dana Corporation CONTACT: Gary Corrigan of Dana, +1-419-535-4813 Web site: http://www.dana.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/226839.html

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