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Lear Corporation Appoints Derek A. Fiebig Director - Investor Relations

18 October 1999

Lear Corporation Appoints Derek A. Fiebig Director - Investor Relations

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Oct. 18 -- Lear Corporation
today announced the appointment of Derek A. Fiebig as Director - Investor
Relations reporting to Lear Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Donald J. Stebbins.
    As Director - Investor Relations, Fiebig is responsible for managing the
company's global investor relations programs.
    Fiebig joins Lear from DaimlerChrysler where he most recently worked in
Treasury for the company's Mexican subsidiary based in Mexico City, Mexico.
During his four years with DaimlerChrysler, he also served as Senior Financial
Analyst - Investor Relations at Chrysler Corporation World Headquarters in
Auburn Hills, Michigan (USA).  He also has a background in marketing and
production scheduling for Alpha Metal Finishing.
    Fiebig earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University
of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA) and a Master's of Business
Administration in Finance from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana
(USA).
    Fiebig, his wife, Claudia, and their daughter are in the process of
relocating from Mexico City to the Detroit area.
    Lear Corporation, a Fortune 200 company headquartered in Southfield,
Michigan, USA, is the world's largest supplier of automotive interiors, 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