12/11/2009

• Sandy Schick joins Continental’s industrial tire unit with extensive automotive and industrial sales experience
• Schick’s emphasis will be sales to large customers in the aviation field

Fort Mill, South Carolina, December 11, 2009. The Commercial Vehicle Tire Division of Continental Tire North America, Inc. (“Continental”) announces that Sandy Schick has joined the industrial tire unit as a key account manager for aviation.

Schick holds extensive marketing and sales experience which spans fleet sales, territory management, product development, marketing and training. She is responsible for the development of and sales to large customers within aviation, including airports, airlines, airport ground support, and shipping ports, with an emphasis on Continental’s industrial and truck tire product lines.

Schick has previous experience at Chrysler Financial, Daimler Chrysler and General Motors, among other national automotive and industrial corporations. For more information about Continental industrial tires, visit www.continental-industrial-tires.com.

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