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SALT LAKE CITY (July 28, 2010) – CEO of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, Greg Miller, announced today the appointment of Roger Miller as Chief Technology Officer and David Carr as Chief Information Officer. 

“I am pleased to announce these changes to our senior management team in an effort to better streamline our business operations and, as a result, to better serve our customers,” said Greg Miller.

Roger Miller previously served as Chief Information Officer and has held various positions within the organization for 25 years.  In his new role as Chief Technology Officer, Miller will focus on cutting-edge solutions that deliver exciting new customer experiences and revenue streams.

Prior positions include information technology manager at Landcar Management, where he created and implemented the first local area network and coordinated efforts toward a common chart of accounts.  He also automated the Profit Improvement Analysis report system. Miller also

spearheaded systems development for Megaplex Theatres in the areas of Web ticketing, automated box offices (kiosks), gift cards and payment systems.  He was responsible for systems design and development at Miller Motorsports Park, a state-of-the-art racing facility in Tooele, Utah, and implemented a radio frequency identification (RFID) system (WhereNet) that is used to track vehicle inventory at LHM auto dealerships.

Miller is a recipient of the Larry H. Miller Management Excellence Award and graduate of the Larry H. Miller Leadership Institute.  He currently serves on the board of directors of Landcar Life Insurance and Landcar Casualty, and is a member of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies governing board.  He also sits on advisory boards for both Radiant Systems and Automated Data Processing (ADP) and is the chairman of the board for the Clark Planetarium.

David Carr is new to the company and as Chief Information Officer, he will focus on enterprise systems and internal company operations, process, and performance.

Prior to joining the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, Carr held several executive roles at Omniture—managing software engineering and product development, client and professional services, company operations, IT, and corporate systems. Prior to Omniture, he was the CIO of Discovery Research Group and has also worked in technical consultant and project manager roles for startups, financial companies, and government organizations. Carr holds an MBA in Information Systems and Bachelor’s degree in Economics, both from Brigham Young University.

The Bridge Builder

An old man, going a lone highway,

Came, at the evening, cold and gray,

To a chasm, vast, and deep, and wide,

Through which was flowing a sullen tide.

The old man crossed in the twilight dim;

The sullen stream had no fears for him;

But he turned, when safe on the other side,

And built a bridge to span the tide.

“Old man,” said a pilgrim, near,

“You are wasting strength with building here;

Your journey will end with the ending day;

You never again must pass this way;

You have crossed the chasm, deep and wide-

Why build you the bridge at the eventide?”

The builder lifted his old gray head:

“Good friend, in the path I have come,” he said,

“There followeth after me today

A youth, whose feet must pass this way.

This chasm, that has been naught to me,

To that fair-haired youth may a pitfall be.

He, too, must cross in the twilight dim;

Good friend, I am building the bridge for him.”

Will Allen Dromgoole

LARRY H. MILLER GROUP OF COMPANIES ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE HILLSBORO HYUNDAI

SALT LAKE CITY (March 22, 2010) – The Larry H. Miller Group of Companies (LHM Group) has entered into a purchase agreement with Joe Khorasani, of Hillsboro Hyundai located at 2871 SE Tualatin Valley Highway in Hillsboro. The LHM Group began operating at the location on Monday, March 15, 2010. Official operations will commence after receiving formal approval from Hyundai Motor America which will hopefully be granted by the end of April. No terms of the deal have been disclosed.

“We are pleased to add another dealership to complement our existing Honda location in the Portland Metro area,” said Tony Schnurr, President of the Larry H. Miller Automotive Division. “Dealing with the Mr. Khorasani has been a pleasure and we feel that their values and business operations are a good fit with ours. We look forward to earning the business of local consumers and providing them with good value and trusted place to do business.”

The LHM Group plans to retain the current dealership employees and add a general manager to replace the retiring Mr. Khorasani.

The Larry H. Miller Group of Companies operates 18 different brands under 37 auto and one motorcycle dealership location in seven western states.

Specializing in the sale of new and used automobiles, each dealership also offers financing and insurance products to customers through Prestige Financial Services and the Landcar companies, both also owned by LHM Auto.

An important part of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies mission is its charitable endeavors. The late Larry H. Miller coined the phrase “Go about doing good until there
is too much good in the world.” In 1995, Miller and his wife Gail established Larry H. Miller Charities, a non-profit foundation that operates as the charitable division of the companies. Funds available for donation come from business, employees and fundraisers in the community. All funds raised in each community where the company does business stays in that community to benefit children in the areas of health and education.

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Media Contact:

Linda Luchetti
Senior Vice President, Communications
Larry H. Miller Group of Companies
(801) 325-2570
lluchetti@lhm.com