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RECARO North America Appoints Executive Director of Sales

19 May 1998

RECARO North America Appoints Executive Director of Sales

    CLAWSON, Mich., May 19 -- Yoji Komori has been named
executive director of sales for RECARO North America.  The announcement came
from Douglas Eriksen, president and chief executive officer of RECARO North
America.  RECARO is the most recognized brand in automotive seating in the
world.
    Komori is responsible for managing the sales directives for RECARO's
growing OE business.
    As RECARO's presence in North America increases, Komori will develop the
company's business with the Big Three and European and Japanese automakers.
He currently manages RECARO Johnson Controls LLC, the joint venture company
announced in April 1998.  This company shares design, technology and
manufacturing resources to produce brand-name automotive seating for passenger
cars and light trucks in North America under the internationally known RECARO
name.  RECARO seats from Johnson Controls will allow automakers to add
significant value to their vehicles and differentiate them in the marketplace.
    Komori has more than 25 years of sales experience, 12 of which have been
in the automotive OE market.  Formerly, he was marketing director-transplant
manufacturers at Valeo North America where he was responsible for coordinating
marketing activities for nine of the company's divisions.  He also was
business development manager at American Sunroof Corporation (ASC), where he
coordinated Far East sales and marketing activities for various specialty
vehicles product lines.
    Komori holds an MBA and graduate degrees from universities in Tokyo,
Japan.
    RECARO North America, located in Clawson, Mich., is the U.S. subsidiary of
the German seat manufacturer RECARO GmbH & Company (http://www.recaro.com) the
world's largest manufacturer of specialty seats.  RECARO seats meet the
highest standards for design, comfort, safety and quality.  RECARO designs and
manufactures custom and orthopedic seating products for cars, trucks and
racing applications.