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Lear Appoints Donald A. Wilkinson Assistant Patent Counsel

19 October 1999

Lear Corporation Appoints Donald A. Wilkinson Assistant Patent Counsel LEAR CORPORATION - DONALD WILKINSON Donald A. Wilkinson, Assistant Patent Counsel, Lear Corporation. (PRNewsFoto)[KC] SOUTHFIELD, MI USA 10/19/1999    

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Oct. 19 -- Lear Corporation
today announced the appointment of Donald A. Wilkinson to the new position of
Assistant Patent Counsel.  Wilkinson will provide support to the Patent
Counsel on all intellectual property matters, including direct responsibility
for the Lear Electronic and Electrical Division (LEED) and the company's
Technology Division.
    (Photo:  NewsCom:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991019/DETU018 )
    Wilkinson joins Lear from Ford Global Technologies, Inc., where he most
recently served as Intellectual Property Attorney for the company.  Prior to
that he was an associate at Brooks & Kushman, a Southfield intellectual
property firm.
    He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from
Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan (USA), a Master's degree
in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Missouri in Rolla, Missouri
(USA), and a Juris Doctorate degree from Wayne State University in Detroit,
Michigan (USA).
    Wilkinson and his wife, Kelly, have three children and reside in Plymouth,
Michigan (USA).
    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