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Lear Corp Appoints Wm. McLaughlin VP-Taxes

29 January 2000

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich./ -- Lear Corporation announced on Friday the appointment 
of William P. McLaughlin to Vice President-Taxes.
    
    In his new position, McLaughlin is responsible for managing all corporate
tax compliance and planning for Lear worldwide.

    McLaughlin joined Lear in 1993 as Senior International Tax Accountant, and
later was appointed European Tax Manager at Lear's international headquarters
in Germany.  He most recently served as Director of Taxes.  Prior to joining
Lear, he spent eight years with the Big Five accounting firms, specializing in
corporate domestic and international tax matters.

    McLaughlin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration
with a concentration in Accounting from Georgetown University in Washington,
D.C., (USA).  He is a certified public accountant.

    McLaughlin and his wife, Kathy, reside in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan,
(USA).

    Lear Corporation, a Fortune 200 company headquartered in Southfield,
Michigan, (USA), is the world's largest supplier of automotive interiors, with
1999 anticipated 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.