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Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. Names Bukatko Treasurer

19 December 1997

Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. Names Bukatko Treasurer

    ROMULUS, Mich., Dec. 19 -- Aurelian Bukatko has been named
treasurer of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. .  The announcement
was made by William Shovers, chief financial officer.
    In this position, Bukatko will be responsible for financing, foreign
currency management, cash management, banking and bank relations, as well as
related working capital responsibilities.
    Prior to this appointment, Bukatko was director of global currency
management at Lear Corporation.  During his six years at Lear, he held a
variety of financial management positions, including director of finance -
international and treasurer of the company's international operations in
Europe.  Before joining Lear in 1991, he spent 16 years at Inland Steel
Industries, Inc.
    Bukatko holds an MBA from Indiana University and a bachelor's degree from
Wabash College.  He also is a certified public accountant (CPA) and certified
management accountant (CMA).  Bukatko and his family have recently relocated
from Germany to Rochester Hills, Michigan.
    Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc., with annual sales of over $1.4 billion,
is the world's largest wheel manufacturer and is a world leader in the design,
engineering and manufacture of steel and aluminum wheels and brake drums and
rotors for the automotive and commercial highway markets in North America,
Europe and Asia.

SOURCE  Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.