Lear Corporation Announces Executive Appointments

Southfield, Mich. (PROTEXT) - Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA)today announced the appointment of Randall Carron to Senior VicePresident and President -- International Operations and DouglasD. DelGrosso to Senior Vice President and President -- NorthAmerican Operations. Both will report to Robert E. Rossiter, LearPresident and Chief Operating Officer. (Photo:http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990510/DEM039http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990510/DEM039-b ) As President -- International Operations, Carron will overseeLear's Scandinavian Operations, Fiat Division, Premium CarInteriors Division and Asia Pacific Operations. He most recentlywas President -- Asia Pacific Operations. In his new post as President -- North American Operations,DelGrosso will direct Lear's Ford Division, General MotorsDivision, Chrysler Division and Interior Systems Group. He mostrecently was President -- Interior Systems Group with theadditional responsibility of overseeing Lear's recent acquisitionof United Technologies Automotive. Carron joined Lear in 1992 as Program Manager for thecompany's GM Division, where he held positions of increasingresponsibility, including Director of Sales, Vice President andVice President of Operations. Carron earned a bachelor's degree from Wayne State Universityand a masters in business administration from Michigan StateUniversity. Carron and his family live in Oberursel, Germany. DelGrosso joined Lear in 1984 as a design engineer andadvanced to positions of increasing responsibility, includingGroup Engineering Manager, Vice President of Operations for thecompany's GM Division, and President of Lear's Chrysler Division,and President of Lear's GM Division. He was appointed a SeniorVice President of the company on July 1, 1998. DelGrosso earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanicalengineering from Lawrence Technological University and a mastersin business administration from Michigan State University. Healso is a member of the board of trustees of LawrenceTechnological University of Southfield, Michigan. DelGrosso and his family reside in Troy, Michigan. Lear Corporation, a Fortune 200 company headquartered inSouthfield, Michigan, is the world's largest supplier ofautomotive interiors, with 1998 proforma sales of more than $12billion. The company's world-class products are designed,engineered and manufactured by more than 100,000 employees inover 300 facilities located in 33 countries. Information aboutLear and its products is available on the Internet athttp://www.lear.com. ots Original Text Service: Lear CorporationInternet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: Karen Stewart,Director - Corporate Communications of Lear, 248-447-1651 Photo:http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990510/DEM039http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990510/DEM039-b or NewsCom,213-237-5431 Company News On-Call:http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/518304.html or fax, 800-758-5804,ext. 518304 Web site: http://www.lear.com

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