SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Corporation
(NYSE: LEA), a leading global supplier of automotive seating
and electrical distribution systems, today announced that Dr.
Mary Lou Jepsen has been appointed
to Lear's Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Presently, Dr. Jepsen is Executive Director of Engineering at
Facebook, Inc. and Head of Display Technologies at Oculus
where she leads advanced consumer electronics, opto-electronic and
display design and manufacturing efforts.
Previously, she had a similar role at Google, Inc. and Google X.
She also co-founded One Laptop per Child, and was the lead
architect of the $100 laptop,
millions of which were shipped to children in the developing
world.
Dr. Jepsen is one of the world's foremost display innovators,
with an exceptional track record of leadership and inventions,
paralleled by years of working with Asia's largest manufacturers. Dr. Jepsen
is the principal inventor on approximately 100 patents.
She has been globally recognized with dozens of prestigious
awards including TIME magazine's "Time 100" as one of the 100 most
influential people in the world, a CNN top 10 thinker, and by the
leading global professional societies in optics, display and
electronics. She has broad advisory experience in
Peru, China, Uruguay, Taiwan, Brazil and the
United States, as well as at the United Nations.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome Mary Lou to Lear's Board of
Directors. She has outstanding educational credentials, is a proven
technology leader and is recognized as one of the world's leading
experts in virtual reality applications," said Henry D.G. Wallace, Lear's non-executive
chairman. "We are very fortunate to welcome someone of Mary
Lou's reputation for innovation and leadership to our Board."
Dr. Jepsen holds a doctorate degree from Brown University in Optical Sciences, a master of
science degree from Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in Visual Studies and a bachelor's of science
degree in Electrical Engineering from Brown
University.
Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA) is one of the world's leading
suppliers of automotive seating and electrical distribution
systems. Lear serves every major automaker in the world, and Lear
content can be found on more than 350 vehicle nameplates.
Lear's world-class products are designed, engineered and
manufactured by a diverse team of approximately 136,000 employees
located in 36 countries. Lear currently ranks #174 on the
Fortune 500. Lear's headquarters are in Southfield, Michigan. Further
information about Lear is available at http://www.lear.com or
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@LearCorporation.
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