Lear Corporation Creates New Lear Electronics and

Electrical Division, Appoints Division Management Southfield, Mich. (PROTEXT) - Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA)today announced the formation of a new division, Lear Electronicsand Electrical Division (LEED), and the appointment of seasonedprofessionals to the division's leadership team to support thecontinued growth of the business. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990823/DEM020 ) LEED is based in Dearborn, Michigan (USA) and specializes inthe manufacturing and development of electronic product andvehicle wiring architecture, as well as the integration of theseproducts into automotive interior systems. The division producessuch automotive products as smart junction boxes, mechatronicswitches, body control modules and remote keyless entry forautomakers around the world. D. William Pumphrey has been appointed LEED President,reporting to Douglas D. DelGrosso, Lear Senior Vice President andPresident -- North American Operations. Pumphrey joined Lear in 1999 as Vice President of Sales &Marketing for Lear's Chrysler Division. He previously had workedat United Technologies Automotive (UTA) since 1991 in suchpositions as Manager of Business Strategy & Development, ProgramManager, and Vice President of the DaimlerChrysler Customer Team.He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from KenyonCollege in Ohio and a Masters of Business Administration degreefrom the University of Michigan. Pumphrey and his wife, Julie,reside in Brighton, Michigan with their daughter. Lear also announced the appointment of the team of executiveswho will assist Pumphrey in managing LEED and will report to him.In support of Lear's focus on customer service, Lear hasappointed four executives to direct LEED's business with theautomotive manufacturers that make up Lear's global customerbase. Steve Leggett is appointed Vice President -- Ford CustomerTeam, with responsibility for all LEED business with Ford MotorCompany. Tim McAndrew is appointed Vice President -- GeneralMotors Customer Team with responsibility for all LEED businesswith General Motors Corporation. Ron Trefzer is appointed VicePresident -- DaimlerChrysler Customer Team with responsibilityfor all LEED business with DaimlerChrysler. Tony Schultz isappointed Director -- International Customer Team, withresponsibility for all LEED business with Asian manufacturers inNorth America. The company also announced the appointment of the executiveswho will direct various operational and administrative areas forLEED, also reporting to Pumphrey. Sam Henry is appointed VicePresident -- Operations for LEED, with responsibility for LEEDoperations including plants in the U.S., Mexico and Philippines.Dean Jones is appointed Vice President -- Engineering withresponsibility for electronic and electrical engineering anddevelopment of products. Jeffrey Mann is appointed Vice President-- Finance for LEED and is responsible for all LEED financeactivity. David Maxwell is appointed Vice President -- HumanResources for LEED, with responsibility for personnel and humanresources. Bryan Sava is appointed Vice President -- Service andAftermarket Operations, with additional responsibility for newbusiness ventures. Mark Ritz is appointed Director -- Marketing &Business Development, with responsibility for the strategicdevelopment of LEED's business and marketing plans. SandraSkinner is appointed Director -- Quality & ContinuousImprovement, with responsibility for incorporating continuousimprovement strategies and leading the total quality managementinitiative for LEED. Henry joined Lear in February 1998 as Director -- Sales andMarketing for Lear's Asia Pacific Operations and most recentlywas Managing Director of Lear Australia. He earned a Bachelor ofBusiness Administration degree from Western Michigan Universityin Kalamazoo, Michigan, a Bachelor of Science degree inMechanical Engineering from Lawrence Technological University inSouthfield, Michigan, and a Masters of Business Administrationdegree from Michigan State University's Advanced ManagementProgram. Henry and his wife, Karen, reside in Rochester Hills,Michigan, with their two children. Jones joined Lear in May 1999 from UTA where he served asProduct Business Leader for the Body Electronics product line.Prior to joining UTA he held professional engineering positionsin product and electronic engineering with Chrysler, Ford andRockwell. Jones earned a Bachelor of Science degree in ElectricalEngineering from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan and aMasters of Business Administration degree from the University ofDetroit. Jones and his wife, Marika, reside in Ann Arbor,Michigan, with their two children. Leggett joined Lear in May 1999 from UTA where he mostrecently served as Vice President of the General Motors CustomerTeam. Leggett's background includes experience in electricalsystems, interiors and strategic planning. He earned both aBachelor of Science degree and a Masters of BusinessAdministration degree in Marketing from Indiana University inBloomington, Indiana. Leggett and his wife, Judi, reside inFarmington Hills, Michigan, and have two daughters. Mann joined Lear in 1997 as Director of Finance for thecompany's South American operations. He most recently wasDirector of Internal Audit based at Lear World Headquarters inSouthfield, Michigan. Mann earned a Bachelor of Arts degree inEconomics from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, aMasters in Business Administration from Columbia Business Schoolin New York, New York, and a Juris Doctorate degree from WayneState University in Detroit, Michigan. A member of the MichiganBar Association, Mann is a resident of Rochester Hills, Michigan. Maxwell joined Lear in November 1994 as Human ResourcesManager for Lear's General Motors Division and most recently wasVice President -- Human Resources for the General MotorsDivision. Maxwell's 20 years of experience in the automotiveindustry also includes management positions with VentureIndustries and ACCO Industries. He earned a Bachelor of Artsdegree in Business and English from Albion College in Albion,Michigan. Maxwell resides in Troy, Michigan, with his wife, Kay,and their son. McAndrew joined Lear in May 1999 from UTA where he mostrecently served as Vice President of the International CustomerTeam. He has extensive experience in international businessdevelopment from his 11 years with UTA. He earned a Bachelor ofAccountancy degree from Walsh College in Troy, Michigan and aMasters of Business Administration degree from the University ofDetroit. McAndrew and his wife, Debbie, reside in Grosse Ile,Michigan, with their three children. Ritz joined Lear in May 1999 from UTA where he most recentlyheld leadership positions in sales, marketing and strategicplanning. He is the former Director -- Marketing & BusinessDevelopment and has more than 25 years of experience in theautomotive industry with such companies as Ford, BendixElectronics and Siemens Automotive. Ritz earned a Bachelor ofScience degree in Engineering from Purdue University in WestLafayette, Indiana, a Masters of Science degree in Engineeringfrom the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and aMasters in Business Administration degree from Harvard BusinessSchool in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He and his wife, Lee Gorman,reside in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sava joined Lear in May 1999 from UTA where he most recentlyserved as acting Vice President of the Electrical and ElectronicsGroup. He also is the former Vice President and Chief FinancialOfficer of British Tire and Rubber's North American Division.Sava earned a Bachelor of Accounting degree from Bentley Collegein Waltham, Massachusetts and a Masters of BusinessAdministration degree from Western New England College inSpringfield, Massachusetts. He and his wife, Joanne, reside inFranklin, Michigan, and have one son. Schultz joined Lear in May 1999 from UTA where he mostrecently served as Program Manager for the Honda business on theInternational Customer Team. Schultz began his career with UTA in1994 and has held progressively responsible positions in financeand accounting. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree inAccounting/Business Administration from Malone College in Canton,Ohio and a Masters of Business Administration degree from DeltaCollege in Cleveland, Mississippi. Schultz and his wife, Gina,reside in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with their two daughters. Skinner joined Lear in May 1999 from UTA where she mostrecently served as Director of Manufacturing Engineering. Skinnerearned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineeringfrom Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan anda Masters of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from WayneState University. Currently she is pursuing a Masters degree inBusiness Administration from the University of Michigan. Skinnerresides in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, with her husband, Michael. Trefzer joined Lear in May 1999 from UTA where he mostrecently was Program Manager for the DaimlerChrysler CustomerTeam. His UTA background also includes experience in sales andprogram management for the Ford and Chrysler accounts. Trefzerearned both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Marketing fromSt. Bernard College in Cullman, Alabama. He and his wife,Darlene, reside in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan. Lear Corporation, a Fortune 200 company headquartered inSouthfield, Michigan (USA), is one of the world's largestautomotive suppliers, 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 (USA) 248-447-1651Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990823/DEM020 PRNewswire Photo Desk, (USA) 888-776-6555 or 201-369-3467 CompanyNews On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/518304.html orfax, (USA) 800-758-5804, ext. 518304 Web site:http://www.lear.com

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