Lear Donnelly Overhead Systems L.L.C. Appoints Vice Presidents
3 February 1998
Lear Donnelly Overhead Systems L.L.C. Appoints Vice Presidents
DETROIT, Feb. 3 -- Richard Perreault, president and chief
executive officer of Lear Donnelly Overhead Systems L.L.C., announced today
the appointment of three vice presidents, who, together with Perreault, will
serve on the senior management team for the automotive overhead systems
supplier.
Timothy (Tim) O'Keefe, 46, has been named vice president of finance and
chief financial officer for Lear Donnelly. O'Keefe has responsibility for all
the financial aspects of the company.
For the past 17 years, O'Keefe has worked at Lear Corporation. During his
time with the company, he held a number of increasingly responsible positions.
Prior to joining Lear Donnelly, O'Keefe worked as the director of finance in
Lear's Chrysler division.
O'Keefe, a native of Michigan, has a bachelor's degree in accounting from
the University of Detroit, and a master's degree in business administration
from the Michigan State Executive MBA Program. He is a member of the
Financial Executive Institute.
Mark R. Litke is appointed vice president of engineering. In his new
role, Litke is responsible for the design and development of overhead interior
system products for Lear Donnelly.
Litke, 41, moves to Lear Donnelly after working at Donnelly Corporation
for the past five years. During that time, he held a number of engineering
and management positions. Most recently, he worked as the director of product
development for interior trim and lighting systems.
A native of Michigan, Litke has both a bachelor's and a master's degree in
engineering from Michigan State University, and a master's in business
administration from Eastern Michigan University. He is a member of the
Society of Automotive Engineers, the Society of Plastics Engineers and the
Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
Edwin (Ed) M. Allen has been appointed vice president of sales and
marketing. Allen's responsibilities include overseeing all sales activities
for Lear Donnelly's worldwide operations, as well as cost estimating and
quoting.
Allen, 52, has worked with Lear Corporation for the past seven years, and
has held various management positions involving interior trim and overhead
systems. Raised in Virginia, Allen graduated with a bachelor's degree in
engineering from Virginia Tech.
"One of the greatest strengths of Lear Donnelly's senior management team
is the ability of these leaders to work as a team," said Richard Perreault.
"Each one of us has our own area of responsibility, but we also spend much of
our time working with each other so we can make better, more informed
decisions in less time. That high degree of cooperation and flexibility makes
Lear Donnelly more dynamic in responding to the needs of our customers, and
provides them a better, more responsive company to partner with for their
overhead systems programs."
Lear Donnelly Overhead Systems L.L.C. is a 50-50 joint venture between
Southfield, Michigan-based Lear Corporation and Holland, Michigan-based
Donnelly Corporation. A supplier to nearly every automaker worldwide, Lear
Donnelly designs, develops, markets and manufactures overhead systems,
headliners, overhead consoles and lighting components, vehicle electrification
interfaces, electronic components and assist handles. The company currently
has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Ireland, the United Kingdom
and the Czech Republic.
A Fortune 500 company, Lear Corporation is one of the world's
largest automotive interior suppliers, with 1996 sales of over $6.2 billion.
The company's world-class products are designed, engineered and manufactured
by more than 50,000 employees in over 170 facilities located in 25 countries.
Information about Lear and its products is available on the Internet at
http://www.lear.com.
Donnelly Corporation is an international automotive supplier,
dedicated to serving customers around the globe with industry-leading
components and systems in automotive mirrors, windows, and interior lighting
and trim. The company has been based in Holland, Michigan since 1905, and
today has approximately 5,000 employees operating in 11 countries worldwide.
Donnelly is recognized as a leader in the application of participative
management, and has been named to Fortune magazine's list of the "100 Best
Companies to Work for in America."
SOURCE Lear Donnelly Overhead Systems, L.L.C.