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Textron Names Aubry Executive VP - Marketing, Communications and e-Business

7 February 2000

Textron Automotive Company Names Aubry Executive Vice President - Marketing, Communications and e-Business

    TROY, Mich., Feb. 7 -- Kirk W. Aubry has been named executive
vice president -- Marketing, Communications and e-Business at Textron
Automotive Company.  The announcement was made today by Chairman, President
and CEO Sam Licavoli.
    Mr. Aubry, 38, will spearhead the development of strategic marketing plans
and direct all marketing and communications activities for Textron
Automotive's divisions.  He will also lead Textron Automotive's e-Business,
government, community and investor relations initiatives.
    "We are committed to continuously improving the ways we serve our
customers.  Strengthening our marketing ability will ensure that we continue
to deliver innovative, consumer-delighting, high-quality, high-value
products," said Licavoli.  "We're extremely pleased to have Kirk join our
management team as we identify and incorporate new e-Business models.  Kirk
has the knowledge and experience to help us go to market in a global, digital
economy."
    Mr. Aubry joins Textron Automotive Company from TRIO Communications where
he has served since 1988 as president.  Prior to TRIO, he was with Prodigy
Services Company as director of Market Development.  From 1983 to 1985, Aubry
was manager of Marketing through Technology for Buick Motor Division.
    Mr. Aubry earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the
University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.  He is an active member of
the community serving as a governor on the board of Cranbrook Academy of
Art, chairman of Corporate Sponsorship for St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
Celebrity Night and a director on the boards of the Oakland County Business
Roundtable and Automation Alley.
    With over $2.9 billion in annual revenues and manufacturing locations in
15 countries, Textron Automotive Company is a leading global supplier of
instrument panels, cockpit modules, exterior and interior trim, plastic fuel
tanks and automotive systems and components.  Globally recognized for
breakthrough proprietary technologies and quality, Textron Automotive Company
has received more than 50 awards for excellence in North America, Europe and
Asia.
    Textron Inc. is an $11.6 billion, global, multi-industry
company with market-leading businesses in Aircraft, Automotive, Industrial and
Finance.  Textron has a workforce of over 68,000 employees and major
manufacturing facilities in 27 countries.  Textron is among Fortune magazine's
"Global Most Admired Companies."  Additional information is available at
http://www.textron.com