Directorate Change

Kent Kresa Elected to GM Board of Directors 
 
    DETROIT, Oct. 6 -- General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) Chairman 
Rick Wagoner today announced the election of Kent Kresa to the GM Board of 
Directors effective immediately.  He becomes a member of the board's Audit and 
Investment Funds Committees.  Kresa's election increases the membership of the 
GM board to 11, of whom 10 are independent, outside directors. 
    Kresa, 65, was chairman of the board of directors of Northrop Grumman 
Corp. from September 1990 until October 1, 2003.  He had served as chief 
executive officer from January 1990 until March 2003, and president from 1987 
until September 2001.  He had previously served as group vice president of the 
company's Aircraft Group and senior vice president-Technology Development and 
Planning.   
    'Kent brings to the GM Board a strong track record of proven business 
leadership as well as a rich and extensive background in engineering, research 
and technology,' Wagoner said.  
    George Fisher, chair of the board's Directors and Corporate Governance 
Committee, said, 'On behalf of the GM Board, we're excited to have Kent join 
our board and we look forward to working with him.' 
    Kresa, born March 24, 1938, in New York City, is a graduate of the 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).  He earned a bachelor's degree in 
1959, a master's degree in 1961, and an engineering degree in 1966, all in 
Aeronautics and Astronautics.   
    Kresa serves on the boards of Advanced Bionics; Avery Dennison 
Corporation; Fluor Corporation; Eclipse Aviation Corporation; Trust Company of 
the West; and several non-profit organizations and universities.  
    General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world's largest vehicle manufacturer, 
employs 341,000 people globally in its core automotive business and 
subsidiaries.  Founded in 1908, GM has been the global automotive sales leader 
since 1931.  GM today has manufacturing operations in 32 countries and its 
vehicles are sold in more than 190 countries. In 2002, GM sold more than 8.6 
million cars and trucks, nearly 15 percent of the global vehicle market.  GM's 
global headquarters is at the GM Renaissance Center in Detroit.  More 
information on GM and its products can be found on the company's consumer 
website at www.gm.com . 
  
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