Adient: Ingo Fleischer New Vice President Seating EMEA (FOTO)

Detroit / Burscheid (ots) -

Adient (NYSE: ADNT), the leading global supplier of automotive
seating, has appointed Ingo Fleischer as the new head of operational
business in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, Africa), effective
immediately. The company has 50 production plants and approximately
21,000 employees in the region.

In his new role as Vice President Seating EMEA, Fleischer is
responsible for managing the business and production processes for
complete seats, foam and trim in one of Adient's most important
global markets. In this position, the 48-year-old industrial
engineering graduate will further expand Adient's successful
operational business. He will focus on increasing efficiency and
productivity within the region's production network and in particular
on building strong customer relationships with leading automakers.
Fleischer will continue to manage the commercial vehicle business
line.

Fleischer has been with the company since 1997. He has held
numerous technical and managerial positions during this time - from
quality assurance and production to coordinating global product
launches. He has also demonstrated his strategic skills and
innovative strength in the management of key customer and business
areas. As the Vice President Global Specialty Seating, Ingo Fleischer
most recently managed Adient's successful development of seating
solutions for commercial aircraft and commercial vehicles. He was
instrumental in the founding of Adient Aerospace, a joint venture
with Boeing. Fleischer was also recently responsible for managing the
Adient Recaro Automotive Seating premium brand.

In 2016, Fleischer was awarded the coveted Rising Star Award by
Automotive News Europe magazine for his business acumen.

Fleischer takes over his new role from Brian Grady, who was
previously responsible for Adient's operational EMEA business. Grady
has been appointed Adient's Vice President Commercial and will manage
the company's global business, marketing and development processes.

About Adient:

Adient is the global leader in automotive seating. With 85,000
employees operating 238 manufacturing/assembly plants in 34 countries
worldwide, we produce and deliver automotive seating for all vehicle
classes and all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to
individual components, our expertise spans every step of the
automotive seat making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow
us to take our products from research and design all the way to
engineering and manufacturing - and into more than 25 million
vehicles every year. For more information on Adient, please visit
adient.com.

Contact:
Claudia Steinhoff
T +49 2174 654481
claudia.steinhoff@adient.com

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