Bob Nardelli

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On August 5, 2007, Chrysler LLC announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Bob Nardelli as Chairman and CEO of Chrysler LLC.

Prior to joining Chrysler, Bob Nardelli served as Chairman, President and CEO of The Home Depot beginning in 2000. During his tenure at The Home Depot he doubled sales as well as the number of store operations; moved globally into Mexico and China; and delivered more than 20 percent earnings-per-share growth for four consecutive years while growing dividends from 16 cents to 90 cents per share. Nardelli also has extensive senior operations experience in manufacturing and transportation systems.

Mr. Nardelli received his bachelor's degree in business from Western Illinois University and earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Louisville.

Bob Nardelli, an Atlanta resident, chairs the Atlanta Board of Visitors of the Savannah College of Art and Design and has also served on President Bush's Council on Service and Civic Participation. He has also chaired the advisory board for the nonprofit group Hands on Network and strongly supported KaBoom!, a national nonprofit organization building community playgrounds. Nardelli has received numerous awards for his strong support of military veterans, and received the Distinguished Pennsylvanian Award from Gannon University (1995) and the Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Business and Technology at Western Illinois University (1997 and 1999). He is an alumni fellow and 2001 Alumnus of the Year of the University of Louisville, and serves on the National Visiting Committee Advisory Board, University of Louisville Graduate School of Business.