TAMPA, Fla. / COLUMBUS, Ohio - – Hytec Automotive (Hytec), a DeBartolo company, today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Denis M. Bruncak as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Hytec Automotive, LLC, effective August 4, 2008. Mr. Timothy Zahler will remain as President of the corporation.

“Denis Bruncak brings over 30 years of management excellence and practical industry expertise to his new role as Hytec Automotives’ Chief Executive Officer, says Timothy Zahler, President Hytec Automotive. His proven track record of success will afford our organization the opportunity to compete, for the next decade and beyond, in the global automotive marketplace and forge new partnerships with key industry associations.”

“Mr. Bruncak is a well respected businessman that will ensure the manufacturing, new product development and supply channels between China and the United States remain strong, states Gao Jun, Chairman of the Board, Yancheng Chantey Hytec Automotive Pumps, Dafeng City, China. Denis has our unwavering support and commitment.”

“I am honored to be named Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Hytec Automotive,” said Mr. Bruncak. “I welcome this opportunity to work with the worldwide Hytec management team and the Board to lead this Company successfully into the future. I accept the responsibility of maintaining Hytec’s leadership role in the global OES and OEM automotive marketplace.”

Denis M. Bruncak Background

Before his latest appointment, Mr. Bruncak held the position of Chief Commercial Officer for Odyssey Logistics and Technology. As CCO his areas of responsibility included overseeing all sales and marketing initiatives as well as North American operations for supply chain services and truck brokerage.

Previously, Mr. Bruncak served as an independent business consultant for mid level to large logistics/BPO companies with a concentration in strategic account planning, portfolio and business vertical diversification projects, acquisition or liquidity event preparation, overall Supply Chain management as well as BPO sales.

Prior to that appointment, Mr. Bruncak had been Executive Vice President Corporate Relations and Chief Commercial Officer of Pacer International for two years. Pacer International is a leading non asset based third party logistics company offering a broad array of transportation and BPO related services.

From 1985-99, Bruncak served as CEO for Cincinnati, Ohio-based Rail Van Inc. with a dominate responsibility for new business development. Corporate revenues grew to $500M servicing the transportation logistics/BPO businesses.

About Hytec Automotive: Hytec Automotive, a DeBartolo Company, is driven to supply the world with the highest quality TS 16949 certified OES, OEM and aftermarket water pumps. Providing the best service along with the highest quality products at the lowest prices, Hytec Automotive is forging its own path in the aftermarket auto parts industry by supplying international automotive parts locations, from its main distribution center and headquarters located in Columbus, Ohio. Hytec water pumps are manufactured with pride in its new state-of-the-art 70,000 sq. ft. production plant in Jiangsu Province, Dafeng City, China. This facility has the capacity to produce the largest amount of water pumps on the Asian continent. Acquired by DeBartolo in 2004, Hytec strives to maintain the integrity of service held by all DeBartolo companies. For more information, please visit www.hytecauto.com.