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Textron Automotive Trim Operations Appoints Genichiro Yanigita Vice President and General Manager - International

29 September 1997

Textron Automotive Trim Operations Appoints Genichiro Yanigita Vice President and General Manager - International

    TROY, Mich., Sept. 29 -- Textron Automotive Company - Trim
Operations announced today that Genichiro (Gen) Yanigita has been named Vice
President and General Manager - International, reporting to Mike Mitchell,
Executive Vice President, Business and Product Development.
    Mr. Yanigita will be responsible for product development, program
management and growth and maintenance of worldwide incremental business from
the OEMs headquartered in Asia.
    "Mr. Yanigita brings a wealth of experience to Textron Automotive Trim
Operations.  His extensive, diversified experience in the OEM segment supports
our strategic objectives in global expansion," said Sam Licavoli, President,
Trim Operations.
    Mr. Yanigita most recently served as Director, OEM Sales for Monroe Auto
Equipment Company where he was responsible for managing and directing sales
operations, coordinating sales support to Japanese OEMs worldwide, and
managing sales and marketing plans.  Prior to that, he held various management
positions at Tenneco Automotive Japan, Ltd. in the areas of Sales,
Engineering, Marketing, and Business Planning.
    Mr. Yanigita graduated from the National Defense Academy of Japan with a
major in Applied Physics with emphasis in Electrical and Aeronautical
Engineering.
    Textron Automotive Company Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Textron
Inc., is a worldwide manufacturer of automotive interior/exterior trim and
functional components with annual sales in excess in $2 billion.
    Textron Inc. is a $9.3 billion global, multi-industry company
with market-leading operations in Aircraft, Automotive, Industrial and
Finance.

SOURCE  Textron Automotive Company