SOUTHFIELD, MI -- Fortune 500 automotive interiors company Lear Corp. announced the following organizational changes this week, effective immediately:

Jim Brackenbury, has been named president - Mexican Operations, succeeding Dino de Falco who is retiring. Frank Orsini succeeds Brackenbury as president of the DaimlerChrysler Division and Dan Golles replaces Orsini as vice president - GM Truck Group. Brackenbury, Orsini and Americo Nesti, president - South American Operations whose position remains unchanged, report directly to Douglas DelGrosso, president and COO - Americas. Golles will report to Frank Sovis, president of Lear's GM Division.

In his new role, Brackenbury is responsible for all aspects of Lear's business in Mexico and Central America and is based in El Paso, Texas. During his 21-year career with Lear, Brackenbury has held positions of increasing responsibility and was vice president of Lear's Interior Products Division in Europe immediately prior to assuming the leadership role at the DaimlerChrysler Division last February.

Prior to his current assignment, Orsini was responsible for sales and program management related to Lear's GM truck programs. Before joining Lear's GM Division, Orsini spent five years in various leadership positions in Europe, including the role of president at the Fiat Customer Focus Division. He is a ten-year veteran of Lear.

Golles will relocate to metro Detroit from Europe, where he spent the last three years as vice president - European Product Engineering for Lear's Interior Products Division. He has also served as vice president of SSD Applications Engineering and was a Six Sigma champion for Lear's DaimlerChrysler division. Golles is an eight-year veteran of Lear.

For more information about Lear, go to: www.lear.com.

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