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Lear Corporation Appoints Galo Leon Vice President

25 April 2000

Lear Corporation Appoints Galo Leon Vice President, Lear Electronics and Electrical Division Mexican Operations GALO LEON OF LEAR Galo Leon, Lear Corporation. (PRNewsFoto)[KI] SOUTHFIELD, MI USA 04/25/2000    

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 25 Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA)
today announced the appointment of Galo Leon to Vice President - Lear
Electronics and Electrical Division (LEED) Mexican Operations, effective
immediately.  Leon reports to Lear President - Mexican Operations Osvaldo de
Falco and LEED President William Pumphrey.
    (Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000425/DETU020 )
    In his new role, Leon is responsible for the LEED operations in Juarez and
Chihuahua, Mexico and in Honduras.  He is based at the company's Chihuahua,
Mexico offices.
    Leon has held various operational, engineering and financial positions
since joining Lear in 1991.  Most recently he served as Vice President -
Electronic and Switch Operations, LEED North America.  In addition to serving
as Director of Latin American Operations for Lear's GM Division, Leon has
served as Engineering Director of the company's GM Division's Small and Mid-
Size Passenger Car Group.  Prior to joining Lear, he worked for Allied Signal
in the Safety Restraints Division, and for Augat Wiring.
    Leon holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from
Wayne State University in Detroit.  He and his wife, Ana-Lucia, and their two
children will reside in the city of Chihuahua.
    Lear Corporation, a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Southfield,
Mich., 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