Donnelly Corporation Names Kevin L. Brown New Chief Financial Officer

    HOLLAND, Mich., April 3 Donnelly Corporation
today announced that Kevin L. Brown has joined the company as senior vice
president and chief financial officer.  Brown comes to Donnelly with more than
15 years experience in automotive finance.
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    In his new position, Brown has overall responsibility for all the
financial activities of the company.  He will report to Dwane Baumgardner,
Donnelly's chairman and chief executive officer.
    "Kevin brings a strong blend of experience and expertise to Donnelly,"
said Dwane Baumgardner, chairman and chief executive officer.  "We believe his
depth of financial involvement at Ford, Donnelly's largest customer, combined
with his European experiences, makes him an excellent choice for the company."
    Before joining Donnelly, Brown spent 15 years in various financial
positions at Ford Motor Company.  Most recently, he served as controller for
the F-series and Expedition vehicle lines, with responsibility for current
operations and forward-model product development and investment.  He also
spent several years in Europe where he was the controller of restructuring and
manufacturing, at Ford of Europe in Cologne, Germany, and finance director at
Autoeuropa, a Ford-Volkswagen joint venture in Lisbon, Portugal.
    A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Brown earned a Bachelor of Arts degree
from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, and a master's degree in
business administration from the University of Notre Dame.
    Through its electronics and vision products, Donnelly is a technology-
driven, customer-focused, growth-oriented supplier to every major automotive
manufacturer in the world.  The Company has been based in Holland, Michigan
since 1905, and today has approximately 6,400 employees in 14 countries
worldwide.  Donnelly has been named by the Society of Automotive Engineers as
a model company in lean manufacturing practices, and was recognized by
Automotive Industries magazine as one of the "Best of the Best" suppliers of
electronic and interior systems.  In addition, Donnelly is nationally
recognized as a leader in the application of participative management
principles and systems.  More information on Donnelly is available at the
company's site on the World Wide Web, at http://www.donnelly.com .