Seating and electricals supplier Lear Corporation has named former employee Jeffrey Vanneste senior vice president and chief financial officer effective 15 March.

Vanneste was most recently CFO at International Automotive Components Group (IAC) which he joined in March 2007 as CFO for North America. In January 2011, he was promoted to global CFO.

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Prior to joining IAC, Vanneste was with Lear in positions of increasing responsibility over 15 years.

“I am extremely pleased to have Jeff return to Lear. He is a very experienced finance executive with international experience, strong business acumen and great people skills.  In addition, he has deep knowledge of the global automotive industry as well as Lear’s business,” said president and CEO Matt Simoncini.

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