Jeffery Adams Joins AM General Executive Staff

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Jul 05, 2012, 01:07 ET

SOUTH BEND, Ind., July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AM General today announced the addition of Jeffery Adams to its executive team. Adams joins the company as Executive Director, Communications and Marketing, reporting directly to AM General President and CEO Charles M. Hall.

In this newly created role, Adams will be responsible for the strategic oversight and direction of the company's communications and marketing function. He will be located in AM General's Washington, D.C. office.

Adams has more than 20 years of extensive experience in the fields of communications and public relations. Prior to his new role, Adams spent approximately 15 years at Lockheed Martin where he held a variety of strategic leadership positions with increasing levels of responsibility in the areas of program communications, advertising/branding and media relations.

"We are pleased to have someone of Jeff's caliber and experience join the AM General team," said AM General President and CEO Charles M. Hall. "His wide-range of experience managing strategic communications and marketing initiatives will be instrumental in helping AM General tell its story of providing affordable, reliable and innovative products and services to our valued customers around the world."

Adams is a U.S. Army veteran and holds a Bachelor's Degree from Auburn University in Mass Communications and Master's Degree in Human Resources from Webster University.

AM General designs, engineers, manufactures, supplies and supports specialized vehicles for commercial and military customers. The AM General business units also include two wholly owned subsidiaries, General Engine Products, a diesel engine manufacturer, and General Transmission Products, an automatic transmission manufacturer. AM General has more than five decades of experience meeting the changing needs of the defense and automotive industries, supported by approximately 1,500 employees at major facilities in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, and a strong supplier base that stretches across 43 states.

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