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Lear Corporation Appoints George P. Lonergan Director - Internal Audit

21 October 1999

Lear Corporation Appoints George P. Lonergan Director - Internal Audit LEAR CORPORATION GEORGE LONERGAN George P. Lonergan, Director - Internal Audit, Lear Corporation. (PRNewsFoto)[KC] SOUTHFIELD, MI USA 10/21/1999    

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Oct. 21 -- Lear Corporation
today announced the appointment of George P. Lonergan as Director - Internal
Audit.
    (Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991021/DETH028 )
    In his new position, Lonergan is responsible for directing Lear
Corporation's worldwide internal audit activities, including auditing and
reporting on financial and operational controls at more than 300 facilities in
33 countries.  He reports to Lear Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer Donald J. Stebbins and the Lear Corporation Board of Directors' Audit
Committee.
    Lonergan joined Lear in May 1999 from United Technologies Automotive (UTA)
where he most recently served as Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis.  He
has more than eight years of experience in various financial functions
including Audit and SEC reporting.  Prior to UTA, he worked at Deloitte and
Touche where he served as Audit Manager.
    Lonergan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration
from Manhattan College in Bronx, New York (USA) and is a Certified Public
Accountant.
    Lonergan and his wife, Jeannene, reside in Grosse Ile, Michigan (USA) with
their son.
    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