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UT Automotive Names Yoshida Managing Director, Japan

25 February 1998

UT Automotive Names Yoshida Managing Director, Japan

    DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 25 -- Masatsugu (Matt) Yoshida has been
named to the newly established position of managing director - Japan, at
UT Automotive, a United Technologies company.  The announcement was made by
Al Winslow, president of UT Automotive's Asia-Pacific Operations (APO).
    Yoshida, 57, will direct UT Automotive's sales and logistics functions in
Japan, as well as represent the company to its Japanese-based customers and
business affiliates.  He will relocate from the United States to the company's
Tokyo office.
    "Matt's extensive experience in the automotive industry, as well as his
previous accomplishments in winning new Asian business and increasing sales in
that region will support our company's goals to grow our business and expand
our Asia-Pacific Operations' customer base," said Winslow.  "His industry
knowledge and skills will be key as we expand our engineering, manufacturing
and sales presence in this developing region."
    A 21-year veteran of the automotive industry, Yoshida joined UT Automotive
from BAICO, a joint venture between AlliedSignal and Atlantic Research Corp.,
where he had served since 1996 as director of marketing and sales for the Far
East.  Prior to BAICO, he was with AlliedSignal and its predecessor company,
Bendix, for 18 years in numerous strategic planning, sales and business
development positions in Japan and the Detroit area.
    Yoshida, a native of Japan, earned his undergraduate degree in economics
from Keio University and a master of business administration degree from
Indiana University in the United States.
    UT Automotive is a $3 billion tier-one supplier of electrical, electronic
and interior trim systems and components to car and light truck manufacturers.
Based in Dearborn, Mich., the company has 40,000 employees and 90
manufacturing plants in 18 countries throughout North and South America,
Europe and Asia.
    UT Automotive is a subsidiary of Hartford, Conn.-based United Technologies
Corp. , which provides a broad range of high-technology products
and services to the aerospace, building systems and automotive industries.

SOURCE  UT Automotive