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Visteon Corporation Names Gary Mayo Director of Environmental Affairs

24 August 2000

Visteon Corporation Names Gary Mayo Director of Environmental Affairs

    DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 24 Visteon Corporation
continues to build on its reputation as an environmental leader by naming Gary
Mayo director of Environmental Affairs.
    "Visteon has established itself as a concerned corporate citizen with a
broad array of technologies and expertise that can contribute to a cleaner
environment," said Chairman, President and CEO Peter J. Pestillo.  "We see
this not only as a corporate citizenship responsibility, but as an opportunity
to help our customers differentiate their vehicles in the market."
    Mayo will be responsible for increasing Visteon's awareness of
sustainability, as well as championing Visteon's leadership in this area.
Additionally, he will identify opportunities for the development and delivery
of new, environmentally friendly products.
    "I'm excited about the opportunity this new role will provide me not only
professionally, but personally," Mayo said.  "I see protecting the environment
as a top priority for Visteon.  As one of the largest companies in the world,
we have a responsibility to reach out within local communities around the
globe and contribute to safeguarding the environment."
    Prior to his new role, Mayo served as director of the Distributed Power
Generation Strategic Business Unit within the corporation's Energy
Transformation Systems group.  In that role, Mayo oversaw the only non-
automotive business unit within Visteon.  As its director, he led a global
team that pursued new business opportunities within the more than $50 billion
distributed power generation industry.
    After joining Ford Motor Company's Marketing, Sales and Service Group in
January 1977, Mayo went on to hold various marketing, operations, sales,
planning & strategic business analysis positions.  He joined Visteon in
September 1997 as director, Global Customer Service for Visteon's Global
Marketing Sales and Service organization.
    Mayo holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from Long Island University,
C.W. Post Center, and a master's degree in business administration from the
Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.  Additionally, his executive
educational experiences include completion of professional programs at the
University of Michigan, Aspen Institute, Duke University's Global Executive
Program, as well as Ford's Capstone III and Strategic Marketing program.
    Visteon Corporation is a leading full-service supplier that delivers
consumer-driven technology solutions to automotive manufacturers worldwide and
through multiple channels within the global automotive aftermarket.  Visteon
has a global delivery system of more than 130 technical, manufacturing, sales,
and service facilities located in 23 countries.  It has 81,000 employees
working in three business segments: Dynamics and Energy Conversion; Comfort,
Communication and Safety; and Glass.
    Visteon news releases, photographs and product specification details are
available at http://www.visteon.com