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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	TIA Contact: Roy Littlefield
November 14, 2005	301-430-7280

Becky MacDicken to Leave TIA

Bowie, MD – (November 14, 2005) The Tire Industry Association (TIA) today announced that Becky MacDicken, TIA Director of Government Affairs is leaving TIA. After 5-1/2 years with the Association Ms. MacDicken is relocating from the Washington, DC metro area to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to take over the business community outreach function of the newly created Office of Financial Education within the Pennsylvania Department of Banking. Ms. MacDicken’s last day with TIA is December 2, 2005.

“We are very saddened to see Becky leave TIA,” said Roy Littlefield, TIA Executive Vice President. “We wish her all the best with her new position and new home.”

Ms. MacDicken joined the previous Tire Association of North America (TANA) in May 2000. She lead TANA’s efforts to revive its government relations work and stayed on after the group merged with the International Tire & Rubber Association (ITRA) to become TIA.

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TIA is an international association representing all segments of the tire industry, including those that manufacture, repair, recycle, sell, service or use new or retreaded tires, and also those suppliers or individuals who furnish equipment, material or services to the industry. The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has a history that spans more than 80 years and includes several name changes. Originally known as the National Tire Dealers & Retreaders Association (NTDRA), the organization gave birth over the years to the American Retreaders Association (ARA) and the Tire Association of North America (TANA). ARA changed its name to the International Tire & Rubber Association (ITRA) and merged with TANA in 2002 to form the current Tire Industry Association (TIA), which now represents every interest in the tire industry.

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