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CFOs Rate Lexus as Car of Choice

13 January 1999

CFOs Rate Lexus as Car of Choice Executives Surveyed on Favorite Luxury Automobiles

    MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 13 -- For commuting to and from work
in style, Lexus appears to be the vehicle of choice for the nation's chief
financial officers (CFOs), according to a new survey.  In a recent poll, one
in four CFOs -- 25 percent -- cited Lexus as their favorite luxury automobile.
Mercedes and BMW were also popular, garnering 17 percent and 13 percent of the
responses, respectively.
    The survey was developed by RHI Management Resources, North America's
largest consulting firm providing senior-level accounting and finance
professionals on a project basis.  It was conducted by an independent research
firm and includes responses from 1,400 CFOs from a stratified random sample of
companies with more than 20 employees.

    CFOs were asked, "Which one of the following luxury cars is your personal
favorite?"  Their responses:

    Lexus                             25%
    Mercedes                          17%
    BMW                               13%
    Jaguar                             7%
    Corvette                           6%
    Porsche                            5%
    Ferrari                            3%
    Other                             17%
    Don't know/no answer               7%
                                     100%

    Some of the other responses given by chief financial officers included
Lincoln, Cadillac, Infiniti, Rolls-Royce and Acura.
    RHI Management Resources has locations in major cities throughout the
United States, Canada and Europe, and offers online job search services at
http://www.rhimr.com.