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Lear Corporation Appoints William C. Dircks Assistant Corporate Controller    

1 June 2000

Lear Corporation Appoints William C. Dircks Assistant Corporate Controller    

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 1 Lear Corporation
today announced the appointment of William C. Dircks as Assistant Corporate
Controller, reporting to Lear Vice President and Corporate Controller, David
C. Wajsgras.
    (Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000601/DETH041 )
    In his new role, Dircks is responsible for the accounting, financial
reporting and financial systems of the company.
    Dircks joins Lear from Honeywell International in Morristown,
N.J., where he was Corporate Finance Director for Enterprise Resource
Planning.  During his five years with Honeywell, he held various senior
financial positions in the company's aerospace and automotive businesses.  He
was previously employed by Price Waterhouse in New York and Tokyo, Japan.
    Dircks earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Manhattan
College in New York and is a Certified Public Accountant.  He and his wife,
Robin, have four children and reside in Novi, Mich.
    Lear Corporation, a Fortune 150 Company headquartered in Southfield,
Mich., 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