Directorate Change

Philip Laskawy Elected to GM Board of Directors 
 
    DETROIT, Dec. 3 -- General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM, GMH) 
Chairman John F. Smith, Jr. today announced the election of Philip A. Laskawy 
to the General Motors Board of Directors, effective Jan. 1, 2003.  The 
election of Laskawy increases the membership of the GM board to 13, of whom 11 
are independent, outside directors.  Laskawy will become a member of the GM 
board's Audit Committee. 
    Laskawy, 61, served as chairman and chief executive officer of Big Four 
accounting firm Ernst & Young from 1994 to 2001, where he directed the global 
integration of the firm's worldwide operations.  
    'The election of Phil to the GM board reflects our commitment to reach out 
to people with exceptional skills,' Smith said.  'He will provide added depth 
to our board with his financial and accounting expertise, extensive management 
background, and current membership on the International Accounting Standards 
Committee.'  Smith also noted that Laskawy was a member of the Blue-Ribbon 
Committee on Improving the Effectiveness of Corporate Audit Committees in 
1999. 
    Laskawy joined Ernst & Young's audit staff in 1961.  He was named managing 
partner for the New York office in 1981, and vice chairman for the New York 
region in 1985.  In 1993, he was named chairman-elect and became chairman and 
chief executive officer in 1994 and retired in 2001. 
    Laskawy currently serves on the boards of directors of Heidrick & 
Struggles International Inc., Henry Schein Inc., The Progressive Corp., and 
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.  
    Laskawy also serves on the board of directors for the Dance Theatre 
Foundation (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre), the Philharmonic Symphony 
Society of New York, and is a trustee of the Educational Broadcasting Corp.  
    Laskawy holds a bachelor's degree in economics from The Wharton School at 
the University of Pennsylvania. 
 
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