Accuride Announces Executive Management Appointments

Today, Accuride Corporation (NYSE:ACW) announced that Leigh Wright has been promoted to serve as the Company’s Senior Vice President of Accuride Wheels. The Company also announced that Edward Gulda will join the Company as Senior Vice President of Brillion and Gunite. Wright, who previously served as Accuride’s Vice President of Steel Wheels, will now be responsible for the strategic global leadership and manufacturing oversight of the Company’s steel and aluminum wheel facilities. "Under Leigh’s direction, Accuride recently restructured the steel wheel business unit to ensure its long-term competitiveness and also successfully introduced AccuLite, a light weight steel wheel which we believe will become an industry standard,” said John Murphy, Accuride’s President and CEO. "In his new role, we look for Leigh to continue the focus on operational excellence while building upon our market leading steel and aluminum wheel product portfolio to increase the solutions we provide our customers.” Wright joined Accuride in March 2004 and has over 20 years of progressive management experience, most of which has been in the heavy truck industry. Wright has a MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, a CIM from McMaster University, and a Manufacturing Engineering Technologist diploma from Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. Additionally, on December 17, Edward Gulda will join Accuride as Senior Vice President of Brillion and Gunite. In this role, Gulda will be responsible for the strategic leadership and increased manufacturing efficiency of Accuride’s Brillion and Gunite strategic business units. "Ed’s extensive background in business development and operations optimization coupled with his in-depth experience in the commercial vehicle industry affords him the expertise necessary to aggressively implement strategic improvements at our Brillion and Gunite facilities so as to strengthen the business units’ competitiveness,” said Murphy. With over 20 years of industry experience, Gulda most recently served as Principal for Kinnick Group LLC, a business-consulting firm focused on mergers, acquisitions, and business turnarounds. Gulda previously served as Chairman and CEO of Peregrine Incorporated, Chief Executive of Kelsey Hayes, and President and COO of Dayton Walther. Gulda holds a BSE and MBA from University of Michigan. Gulda replaces Robert Nida who departed Accuride to pursue other career opportunities. Accuride Corporation is one of the largest and most diversified manufacturers and suppliers of commercial vehicle components in North America. Accuride’s products include commercial vehicle wheels, wheel-end components and assemblies, truck body and chassis parts, seating assemblies and other commercial vehicle components. Accuride’s products are marketed under its brand names, which include Accuride, Gunite, Imperial, Bostrom, Fabco, and Brillion. For more information, visit Accuride’s website at http://accuridecorp.com. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for Accuride Corporation: All comments relating to any future period are forward-looking statements, subject to uncertainties and risk that could cause actual results to vary materially from what is suggested here. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, the general market conditions, the specific market for Company common stock, the performance of the Company’s business and other risks detailed from time-to-time in Accuride’s filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.