Superior Industries Names Parveen Kakar Senior Vice President, Corporate Engineering and Product Development.

VAN NUYS, Calif. -- Superior Industries International, Inc. (NYSE:SUP) announced today that Parveen Kakar has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice President, Corporate Engineering and Product Development.

Steven J. Borick, Chairman, CEO and President, said, "In his nearly 20 years with Superior, Parveen Kakar has consistently demonstrated his commitment to excellence. Most recently, he was instrumental in aligning our product development and manufacturing processes for improved new product performance at vehicle launch. With the addition of corporate engineering to his portfolio of responsibilities at the company, Parveen will apply his management skills and operational know-how to further improve our product engineering and development capabilities, and add even more value for our customers and Superior Industries."

Parveen Kakar, 42 years old, joined Superior in 1989 and most recently served as Superior's Vice President, Program Development. Kakar holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College in India.

About Superior Industries

Superior supplies aluminum wheels to Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Audi, BMW, Fiat, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Seat, Skoda, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo. For more information, visit www.supind.com.

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