SOUTHFIELD, MI — Former Assistant Attorney General Anne Bingaman has been appointed to Lear Corp.’s board of directors.

Bingaman served as assistant attorney general of the antitrust division of the U.S. Department of Justice from 1993 to 1996, following a career in private law practice. Currently, she is chairman of Valor Telecommunications LLC, a provider of local and long distance telephone services to residential and business customers in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas. The company, founded by Bingaman in 1999, also provides broadband access in those states.

“We are extremely pleased to welcome Anne to Lear’s board of directors,” said Bob Rossiter, chairman and CEO of Lear. “She is widely recognized as one of the foremost lawyers in the country, and she is an accomplished business leader. We are very fortunate to gain the insight and perspective of such a proven leader.”

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

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