27.01.2005

JLG appoints new board members

JLG Industries has announced the appointment of Thomas Capo and Kim Foster to its Board of Directors, expanding JLG’s Board to ten members.

Mr Capo is currently Chairman of the Board of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a position he has held since 2003. He has also served as a Dollar Thrifty Board member since 1997, and serves as the Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Sonic Automotive.

His career began with Chrysler Corporation in 1976, but most recently served as the Senior Vice President and Treasurer of the DaimlerChrysler Corporation from 1998 to 2000. Prior to 1998, he held the positions of Vice President and Treasurer of the Chrysler Corporation and Vice President and Controller of Chrysler Financial Corporation.

Mr Foster is a member of the Advisory Board of Factory Mutual Insurance Company and formerly served on the Corporate Executive Board of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

A graduate from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Mr Foster served in the US Navy and holds an MBA from the University of Virginia.

“We are pleased to welcome Tom and Kim,” stated Bill Lasky, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer at JLG. “Each of them offers valuable experience and expertise that complements our current Board membership. We look forward to their joining us.”