Association of Corporate Growth Detroit Chapter to Host Meeting Entitled ''Role of Mergers & Acquisitions in Corporate Strategy'' With Kevin Cramton, Ford Motor Company, on Tuesday, September 26.

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- The Association of Corporate Growth Detroit Chapter will host a meeting entitled "Role of Mergers & Acquisitions in Corporate Strategy" with Kevin Cramton, Ford Motor Company, director corporate strategy, 5:30 pm, Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at Glen Oaks Country Club, 30500 W. Thirteen Mile Road, (between Orchard Lake and Middlebelt Road) Farmington Hills, MI.

Cramton will discuss the role of M&A in a corporate structure, a role that encompasses all aspects of corporate growth including alliances, partnerships, joint ventures and divestitures.

The meeting, which includes hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, is $40 for members and $60 for non-members.

To register, call 877-894-2754 or register online at www.acg.org/detroit/calendar/register.asp. Working news media is invited at no charge.

Founded in 1954, the Association for Corporate Growth is the premier association for and about professionals involved in middle-market corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions. It promotes the professional interests of its members, who have assumed leadership roles in strategic corporate growth, by offering a forum for quality programs, education and networking. ACG has nearly 6,000 members representing approximately 2,500 companies in 39 chapters throughout the United States, Canada, the UK and Mexico. Four new chapters are in formation in the United States and Europe. The Detroit Chapter, with almost 200 members, is the ninth largest of 39 chapters in the U.S. and Canada. To find out more about the ACG-Detroit Chapter, information is available at www.acgdetroit.org.