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Hella North America Names John C. Koenig VP And Chief Financial Officer

18 February 2000

Hella North America Names John C. Koenig Vice President And Chief Financial Officer

    PLYMOUTH, Mich., Feb. 18 -- John C. Koenig has been named
vice president and chief financial officer of Hella North America by the
company's board of directors.
    Koenig, with Hella since 1979, had been chief financial officer.
    A Graduate of Rutgers University, Koenig began his career in 1959 with
E.I. DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware, then moved to International Playtex
Corporation as coordinator of Profit Planning and Budgeting in 1964.  He
transferred to the international group of Playtex in New York City and later
became senior financial analyst for its European Group.
    In 1973, Koenig moved to National Homes Corporation, where he became plant
controller for National's Best Homes Division, prior to moving to Hella North
America six years later.
    Koenig is a longtime member of the American Management Association and
Institute of Management Accountants.  He and his wife, Barbara, have six
children.