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Lear Promotes Thomas L. Saeli, Leslie A. Touma to Vice President

1 September 1999

Lear Corporation Promotes Thomas L. Saeli, Leslie A. Touma to Vice President LEAR CORPORATION LESLIE A. TOUMA Leslie A. Touma, Vice President - Corporate Relations, Lear Corporation. (PRNewsFoto)[DM] SOUTHFIELD, MI USA 09/01/1999     LEAR CORPORATION THOMAS L. SAELI Thomas L. Saeli, Vice President - Mergers and Acquisitions, Lear Corporation. (PRNewsFoto)[DM] SOUTHFIELD, MI USA 09/01/1999    

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 1 -- Lear Corporation
today announced the appointments of Thomas L. Saeli as Vice President --
Mergers and Acquisitions and Leslie A. Touma as Vice President -- Corporate
Relations.
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    In his new position, Saeli is responsible for Lear's global merger and
acquisition activities, reporting to Lear Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer Donald J. Stebbins.
    As Vice President -- Corporate Relations, Touma is responsible for the
direction and management of Lear's corporate communications, government
relations, community relations and marketing communications functions
worldwide.  She reports to Lear Vice Chairman James H. Vandenberghe.
    Saeli joined Lear in 1998 as Director of Mergers and Acquisitions prior to
being appointed to his current position.  He previously was employed with The
Oxford Investment Group in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan since 1998, most
recently serving as a Vice President.
    Saeli earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Hamilton College
in Clinton, New York and a Masters of Business Administration in Finance and
Accounting from Columbia University in New York, New York.  He and his wife,
Molly, reside in Birmingham, Michigan with their four children.
    Touma joined Lear in 1994 as Director -- Corporate Communications.  Prior
to joining Lear, she served as policy advisor to Michigan Governor John Engler
on international trade issues.  She also served as a policy analyst on
strategic and theater nuclear defense issues at the U.S. Defense Department.
In that capacity, she was a member of the U.S. Strategic Arms Control
Delegation in Geneva, Switzerland and served at the U.S. Mission to NATO in
Brussels, Belgium.
    After taking a leave of absence in 1998 to campaign as the Republican
candidate to represent Michigan's 12th Congressional District, Touma returned
to Lear early this year as Director -- Corporate Relations.
    Touma is President of the Canada-U.S. Business Association (CUSBA) and
Chair of the East Region for the Bush Presidential Campaign in Michigan,
serves on the Advisory Committee of the Women's Economic Club and is a Board
Member of the American Arab Chamber of Commerce.  She also serves on the
National Association of Manufacturers' Public Affairs Council, and is an
active member of the Economic Club of Detroit and the Women's Automotive
Association International.
    Touma earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science
from Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan and a Master of Arts degree in
International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced
International Studies in Washington, D.C.
    Lear Corporation, a Fortune 200 company headquartered in Southfield,
Michigan (USA), is one of the world's largest automotive suppliers, with 1998
proforma sales of more than $12 billion.  The company's world-class products
are designed, engineered and manufactured by more than 100,000 employees in
over 300 facilities located in 33 countries.  Information about Lear and its
products is available on the Internet at http://www.lear.com