SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Corporation
(NYSE: LEA) a leading global supplier of automotive seating and
electrical systems, today announced that it has hired John Absmeier as Chief Technology Officer to
lead all aspects of the Company's technology and innovation
efforts. John will join Lear on June
18, and report to Ray Scott,
Lear's President and Chief Executive Officer.
John has outstanding academic credentials and deep automotive
technology, engineering and business experience. Most
recently, John was responsible for the ADAS/Autonomous business
unit as Senior Vice President and General Manager at Harman
International, and the Vice President of Smart Machines at Samsung
Electronics where he led the acquisition of Harman by
Samsung. He joined Samsung in 2015 from Delphi where he had a
19-year career including founder and Managing Director of Delphi
Labs @ Silicon Valley and Autonomous Driving as well as being the
Business Director for Electronic Controls and Electrification in
Asia-Pacific for six years.
He also held several roles of increasing responsibility at Delphi
in the areas of Hybrid and Electric vehicles, Fuel Cells and
Telematics. He joined Delphi after serving in the U.S. Marine
Corps and earning a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
from Purdue University. John also has a Master of Science in
Mechanical Engineering and a Master in Management Technology from
the University of California at
Berkeley.
"We are delighted to welcome John with his industry-leading
technology and business expertise to Lear at a time when industry
trends such as electrification, connectivity and mobility as well
as the convergence of our two product segments are driving
tremendous growth opportunities," said Ray
Scott, Lear's President and CEO. "I am very confident
that John will help us drive innovation and sales growth as well as
communicate our unique capabilities to our customers and
investors. This is an exciting time for our industry and our
Company, and Lear has never been in a better position to lead the
way with new products and advanced technologies. The addition
of John as our CTO will only accelerate our positive momentum,"
concluded Scott.
About Lear
Lear Corporation was founded in Detroit in 1917 as American Metal
Products. Today, Lear is one of the world's leading suppliers
of automotive seating and electrical systems (E-Systems).
Lear serves every major automaker in the world, and Lear content
can be found on more than 400 vehicle nameplates. Lear's
world-class products are designed, engineered and manufactured by a
diverse team of approximately 165,000 employees located in 39
countries. Lear currently ranks #148 on the Fortune
500. Lear's headquarters are in Southfield, Michigan. Further
information about Lear is available at lear.com or follow us on
Twitter @LearCorporation.
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