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Lear Appoints Rodolfo Kroebel President Lear Electronics

12 April 2000

Lear Corporation Appoints Rodolfo Kroebel President Lear Electronics and Electrical Division - Europe    

    SULZBACH, Germany, April 12 Lear Corporation
today announced the appointment of Rodolfo Kroebel to President of Lear
Electronics and Electrical Division - Europe.
    (Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000411/DETU021 )
    In his new position, Kroebel is responsible for Lear's electronics and
electrical activities throughout Europe.  Based at Lear's European Technology
Center in Valls, Spain, Kroebel reports to Randall Carron, President -
International Operations.
    Kroebel joined Lear in May 1999 as a result of Lear's acquisition of
United Technology Automotive, where he held a number of positions dating back
to 1990.  He most recently was vice president for the Lear Electronics and
Electrical Division.  His 25 years of experience in the automotive industry
also includes positions with Plastic Dies and Tuta Products in South Africa.
    Kroebel received a technical/mechanical education and earned a Masters in
Business Administration from Pretoria University in Pretoria, South Africa.
    Rodolfo and his wife, Ana Maria, reside in Vilafortuny, Spain, along with
their two daughters.
    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 .