Cooper-Standard Automotive Appoints Turner Vice President Global Sales, Marketing & Engineering for Fluid Systems Division

Novi, Mich., July 2, 2007 - Cooper-Standard Automotive has appointed Lee Turner to the position of vice president global sales, marketing, & engineering for the Fluid Systems Division, effective today. In his new role, Turner will be directly responsible for the sales, marketing, and engineering teams globally. He will be located in the division's Auburn Hills, Mich., headquarters and report to Mike Verwilst, president Fluid Systems Division.

Most recently, Turner held the position of vice president - Asian Business Development and was responsible for providing leadership and focus to activities in Asia on behalf of Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Prior to this position, Turner has held several positions with the Company over the last twenty-five years including general sales manager for the Chrysler Business Unit, director of sales and engineering, executive director of Lean Enterprise for North American Sealing Systems, and vice president sales and engineering for North American Fluid Systems.

Turner earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering at the University of Akron in Ohio.


About Cooper-Standard Automotive
Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., headquartered in Novi, Mich., is a leading global automotive supplier specializing in the manufacture and marketing of systems and components for the automotive industry. Products include body sealing systems, fluid handling systems, and NVH control systems. Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. employs approximately 19,000 people globally with more than 70 facilities throughout the world. For more information, visit the company's Web site at: www.cooperstandard.com.

Cooper-Standard is a privately-held portfolio company of The Cypress Group and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners Funds.

The Cypress Group is a private equity investment firm managing more than $3.5 billion of capital. Cypress has an extensive track record of making growth-oriented investments in targeted industry sectors and building equity value alongside proven management teams.

Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is one of the oldest and largest investment banking firms. Goldman Sachs is also a global leader in private corporate equity and mezzanine investing. Established in 1991, the GS Capital Partners Funds are part of the firm's Principal Investment Area in the Merchant Banking Division. Since 1986, Goldman Sachs' Principal Investment Area has formed 13 investment vehicles aggregating $56 billion of capital to date.