Grimaldi, will be responsible for all sales, service and parts activities in the new VSSM organization, said Roy S. Roberts, vice president & group executive, North America Vehicle Sales, Service &Marketing Group. The appointment is effective July 1, 1999.

Michael A. Grimaldi

Grimaldi began his GM career in 1976 as staff assistant on the Worldwide Product Planning staff in Detroit. He joined the corporate Financial Staff in 1978, where he progressed through several positions in the North American Products Programs and Overseas Capital Management. He was then appointed group director Strategic Business and Product Planning at the former Buick-Oldsmobile-Cadillac (BOC) in 1987. In 1992, Grimaldi was named finance director for North American Marketing Operations. He became executive director for North American Operations (NAO) Planning and a member of the NAO Strategy Board. He held that position until his appointment as vice president and VLE for full-size trucks.

Darwin E. Clark

He was elected a General Motors vice president on October 3, 1994. Clark had been GM Europe (GME) vice president in charge of sales, marketing and after sales since October 1, 1992. Clark began his GM career in 1959 when he joined the Buick Motor Division's engineering department in Flint, Mich. He later held sales and service management positions in Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Boston before returning to Buick headquarters in Flint as assistant general sales manager in 1980.

Clark was named general marketing manager of Buick on April 1, 1987, before assuming the position with GM Europe in 1992 and relocating to Zurich, Switzerland. Clark will be succeeded by Michael A. Grimaldi, vice president and vehicle line executive for full-size trucks.

The award will be given to the car which, judged by a panel of motoring experts, best represents the story of motoring in the 20th century. From hundreds of cars considered, Mini is one of only 26 cars to make it through to the next round of the award's selection process, with final voting taking place in December 1999.

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"Chrysler 300M's dynamic design and character makes it the perfect automobile to display within a frame of artistic expression," said Janice Tarachowski, Senior Manager, Diversity Marketing and Special Projects for DaimlerChrysler. A panel of professional artists, community leaders and DaimlerChrysler representatives will judge the entries on the basis of originality, creativity and the use of the "Motion Through Art" theme.

Chrysler 300M "Motion Through Art" contestants must be 18 years or older and U.S. residents. The competition is open only to two-dimensional paintings created around Chrysler 300M and/or its logo and portraying a positive African-American lifestyle. Artwork must be no larger than 48"W x 48"H. Painting on canvas must be stretched. No photographs, mosaics, stained glass, or computer-generated artwork will be considered. Artwork must be labeled legibly on the back with an index card with the artist's name, age, address, telephone number, title of work, medium and dimensions with the artist's signature and verification that she/he is the original author of the work and has the right to assign all copyrights to DaimlerChrysler Corporation. All artwork will become the property of DaimlerChrysler. Chrysler is a brand of DaimlerChrysler.