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Hubble Promoted at Hella Electronics Corporation

10 November 2000

Hubble Promoted at Hella Electronics Corporation

    PLYMOUTH, Mich., Nov. 10 Steve Hubble has been promoted to
vice president of operations and engineering at Hella Electronics Corporation,
reporting to Joseph V. Borruso, president and CEO, Hella North America, Inc.
    His responsibilities include design engineering in Plymouth, MI as well as
overall management for electronics plant operations in Flora, IL and Plymouth.
He was previously manager of the Flora plant.
    Prior to joining Hella, Hubble was vice president and general manager at
Sparton Corporation in Flora, IL.  Before that, he held the position of
corporate production control manager for the cereal division at Quaker Oats
Company in Chicago, IL.
    He received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's
degree in business administration from the University of Illinois.
    Hubble plans to relocate to Canton, MI.
    Hella is a tier one supplier of lighting, electronic equipment, sensors
and complete vehicle front-end modules to the auto industry.  Hella North
America and its parent company, Hella KG Hueck & Company, have 22,000
employees at more than 30 production locations in 16 countries throughout the
world.  Worldwide consolidated sales for Hella during the company's 1999-2000
fiscal year grew to more than $2.4 billion.  Additional information about the
company is available on the Internet at http://www.hella.de .