News Release
For IMMEDIATE Release
Contact: Mike Kelly
INTERMET Corporation

DORETHA CHRISTOPH REJOINS INTERMET AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Troy, Michigan, June 11, 2001 - INTERMET Corporation (Nasdaq: INMT) announced today that Doretha J. Christoph has rejoined the Company as Vice President of Finance/Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Operating Committee.

Christoph left INTERMET in February 2000 to become Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of The McClatchy Company, a leading newspaper and Internet publisher, headquartered in Sacramento, California.

John Doddridge, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are lucky that Doretha missed INTERMET and Detroit. She will play a vital role in the continuing success of our Company and lead our efforts in the area of financial control."

" I welcome the opportunity to come back to INTERMET," said Christoph. "I believe my previous experience with the Company will help as we move forward with our strategy for improving earnings performance."

Christoph originally joined INTERMET in 1995 from LNP Engineering Plastics, Inc., a subsidiary of Kawasaki Steel Corporation. Prior to this she held financial and accounting management positions with Imperial Chemical Industries Americas (ICI), DuPont, Johnson & Johnson and Cummins Engine Company. She received a BA in business and an MBA in finance and accounting from the University of Chicago.

With headquarters in Troy, Michigan, INTERMET Corporation is a full-service supplier of powertrain, chassis/suspension and structural components to the worldwide automotive industry. The company has more than 7,000 employees at facilities located in North America and Europe. More information about the company is available on the Internet at www.intermet.com.

This news release may include forecasts and forward-looking statements about INTERMET, its industry and the markets in which it operates. Forward-looking statements and the achievement of any forecasts or projections are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or denied. Such risks and uncertainties are fully detailed as a preface to the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition in the company's 2000 Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2000.