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DIAS Holding, Inc.: John Gulbransen Joins Detroit International Auto Salon as Sales Executive -- Will Focus on Strengthening Cu

^{Published on 2009-03-25 04:04:24, Last Modified on 2009-03-25 04:05:03 - Market Wire}
 

ALLEN PARK, MI--(Marketwire - March 25, 2009) - DIAS Holding, Inc. (OTCBB: [ DSHL ]) announced John Gulbransen joining the executive sales team at its Detroit International Auto Salon subsidiary. Gulbransen, a 30+ year sales executive for a number of U.S. and Canadian forgings, castings and metals businesses, will focus on DSHL major customers and improve response time, communications, and order follow through.

"We are absolutely pleased that John has decided to join our team," stated Eric Huang, Chairman & CEO of DIAS Holding. "He has so much technical know-how and working knowledge of the top customers in the automotive industry." Mr. Gulbransen has held sales positions of increasing responsibility, including account manager, general manager - sales, and vice president of sales within the U.S. metal fabrication industry.

"John has always shown to be one of the top responders we have when sourcing components," said a purchasing director of a major Tier 1 automotive corporation. "John is one of the reasons why we succeeded in sourcing specific items overseas."

"Since 2003, I have had a wonderful relationship with Asia Forging Supply Company," stated Gulbransen. "I am absolutely pleased at the opportunity to devote my efforts, full time, to increase and solidify the engagements with our major customers for all of those suppliers at DIAS and AFS," he concluded.

This news release includes comments that may be deemed forward-looking within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Federal Securities Laws. These include, among other things, statements about expectations of future transactions or events, revenues, sales of products and performance. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause the company's results to differ materially from expectations. These risks include the company's ability to execute its business plans, domestically and internationally, to exploit its strategic partnerships, to gain customer and potential customer acceptance of its products, to manage currency and commodity fluctuations and raw material cost increases and other such risks as the company may identify and discuss from time to time. Accordingly, there is no certainty that the company's plans or projections will be achieved.