TROY, Mich., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Delphi Corporation has elected
Martin E. Welch, 58, to its Board of Directors, effective today. Welch is
an executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of United
Rentals Inc. (NYSE: URI), an equipment rental company located in Greenwich,
Conn. He will serve on Delphi's Audit Committee. His election fills the
vacancy created by the concurrent departure of Dr. Bernd Gottschalk.
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Prior to becoming CFO of United Rentals in 2005, Welch served as
director and business advisor to the private equity firm, York Management
Services, in Somerset, N.J., since 2002. From 1995 to 2001, Welch served as
CFO for Kmart Corporation in Troy, Mich., where he was instrumental in
restructuring the company's balance sheet and strengthening its financial
operations. Welch also served as CFO for Federal-Mogul Corporation in
Southfield, Mich. from 1991 to 1995 and held various finance positions at
Chrysler Corporation from 1982 to 1991, including CFO for Chrysler Canada.
Welch began his career at Arthur Young (now Ernst & Young) in 1970.
Welch received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and a Master
of Business Administration degree in finance, both from the University of
Detroit Mercy in Detroit. He is a certified public accountant and serves on
the board of York portfolio company Northern Group Retail Ltd., and as a
member of the Board of Trustees for the University of Detroit Mercy.
For more information about Delphi (Pink Sheets: DPHIQ), please visit
http://www.delphi.com/media .
SOURCE Delphi Corporation
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