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Donnelly Corporation Names Senior Vice President Of Global Manufacturing Operations

21 April 1998

Donnelly Corporation Names Senior Vice President Of Global Manufacturing Operations

    HOLLAND, Mich., April 21 -- Russell B. Scaffede has been
named senior vice president of global manufacturing operations, Donnelly
Corporation announced today.  In this newly created position,
Scaffede will be responsible for implementing lean manufacturing processes
throughout Donnelly's worldwide operations.  In addition to his new
responsibilities, Scaffede will continue to be directly responsible for
Donnelly's North American manufacturing operations.
    "Like all world-class automotive suppliers, Donnelly needs to have
consistent, robust manufacturing processes in place in all its locations,"
said Dwane Baumgardner, chairman and chief executive officer.  "Russ has
extensive experience in lean manufacturing processes, and has been
instrumental in the highly successful implementation of lean manufacturing
techniques in our North American operations.  Now those same techniques will
be adapted to our European and emerging market locations, further
strengthening Donnelly's ability to serve our customers around the world."
    Scaffede, 48, joined Donnelly as vice president of manufacturing in
October 1995.  Before joining Donnelly, Scaffede worked as vice president
(powertrain) at Toyota Motor Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc. (TMM), where he
developed a high level of expertise in lean manufacturing.  In the late 1980s,
Scaffede played a key role in the start-up of TMM, which successfully
integrated the Toyota Production System with an American workforce.
    Prior to joining Toyota, Scaffede worked for 18 years in a variety of
manufacturing positions at General Motors Corporation.  He has also worked as
a consultant with several U.S. corporations to develop lean manufacturing
systems.
    A native of Fenton, Michigan, Scaffede has a bachelor's degree in
mathematics from Saginaw Valley College and a master's degree in management
and supervision from Central Michigan University.
    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 trim and lighting.
Through its various product lines, Donnelly is a supplier to every major
automotive manufacturer in the world.  The company has been based in Holland,
Michigan since 1905, and today has approximately 5,000 employees in eleven
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  Donnelly Corporation