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Lear Announces Executive Appointments For DaimlerChrysler Division

28 March 2000

Lear Corporation Announces Executive Appointments For DaimlerChrysler Division MAURICE SESSEL OF LEAR Maurice Sessel Lear Corportation. (PRNewsFoto)[KI] SOUTHFIELD, MI USA 03/28/2000     JEFF STEVENSON OF LEAR Jeff Stevenson Lear Corporation. (PRNewsFoto) [KI] SOUTHFIELD, MI USA 03/28/2000    

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 28 Lear Corporation
today announced the appointments of two executives to positions in the
company's DaimlerChrysler Division.  Jeff Stevenson is named Vice President -
Sales and Marketing and Maurice Sessel is appointed Vice President - Car and
Jeep Platforms, both reporting to Lear's DaimlerChrysler Division President
Louis R. Salvatore.
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    As Vice President - Sales and Marketing, Stevenson is responsible for
directing all sales and marketing activity in North America for Lear's
DaimlerChrysler Division.
    Stevenson joined Lear in 1995 as a Program Manager in the Chrysler
Division as a result of Lear's acquisition of Masland Industries.  He has
since held positions of increasing responsibility within the division.
Stevenson most recently was Director of Interior Trim overseeing program
management, engineering and design for all DaimlerChrysler passenger car and
Jeep platforms.  His 14-year career in the automotive industry includes ten
years as a manufacturer's representative specializing in interior trim
components.
    Stevenson earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from
Northwood University in Midland, Michigan (USA).
    He and his wife, Debbie, live in Shelby Township, Michigan, with their two
children.
    In his new position, Sessel is responsible for engineering, program
management, sales coordination and quality support for the DaimlerChrysler car
and Jeep platforms, replacing Jeff Stevenson.
    Sessel joined Lear in 1998 as a Vice President of Global Trim Operations
for the Ford Division.  He most recently served as Vice President - Interior
Operations for Lear's Manufacturing Operations Division.  Prior to joining
Lear he spent 15 years with Ford Motor Company in various manufacturing,
engineering and program launch management positions.
    Sessel earned a bachelor of science in Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Wyoming, in Laramie, Wyoming (USA).
    He and his wife, Robin, reside in Farmington Hills, Michigan, with their
three children.
    Lear Corporation, a Fortune 200 company headquartered in Southfield,
Michigan (USA), is one of the world's largest automotive suppliers, with 1999
sales of $12.4 billion.  The company's world-class products are designed,
engineered and manufactured by more than 120,000 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