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Lear Corporation Appoints Christopher J. Obey Vice President - International Purchasing

6 November 2000

Lear Corporation Appoints Christopher J. Obey Vice President - International Purchasing

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 6 Lear Corporation
today announced the appointment of Christopher J. Obey, to Vice President -
International Purchasing, reporting to Lear Vice President Global Purchasing,
Steve Hayworth.
    As Vice President - International Purchasing, Obey will maintain
responsibility for Lear's purchasing activities in Europe and will assume
responsibility for Asia-Pacific purchasing.  He is based at the company's
international headquarters in Sulzbach, Germany.
    Obey joined Lear in 1997 as Director of Purchasing - Mechanisms and most
recently served as Director - European Purchasing.  Prior to joining Lear,
Obey was employed by MTD Products Inc. where he held various management
positions of increasing responsibility in operations, marketing and finance.
    Obey earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and a Master of
Business Administration degree in Strategic Management from Baldwin - Wallace
College in Berea, Ohio.  He and his wife, Sharon, reside in Konigstein,
Germany with their daughter.
    Lear Corporation, a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Southfield,
Mich., USA, focuses on automotive interiors and electronics, and is the
world's fifth-largest automotive supplier.  Sales in 1999 were $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