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Headquarters: 21557 Telegraph Road Southfield, MI 48086 Employees: 104,000 CEO: Robert Rossiter Stock Symbol: LEA Website: http://www.lear.com Career Site Lear Corporation, headquartered in Southfield, MI, is the world's leading manufacturer of automotive interiors, including seat systems, interior trim and electrical systems. Lear serves the global automotive industry and supplies product for all five major interior systems: seat, instrument panel/cockpit, door and trim, overhead and flooring and acoustics.  Lear is also one of the leading global automotive suppliers in electronic and electrical products.  There is a Lear product in more than 300 nameplates around the world. The company has 104,000 employees at 275 facilities in 33 countries. Lear announced that it would be acquired by American Real Estate Partners, LP, a holding company controlled by investor Carl Icahn for $5.3 billion. Lear was founded in 1917 in Detroit as American Metal Products, a manufacturer of tubular, welded and stamped assemblies for the automotive and aircraft industries. Lear has made 18 major acquisitions since 1994, when the company went public. Benefits - Medical Coverage - Dental Coverage - Discount Vision Plan - Flexible spending accounts - Employee assistance program - Life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment - Stock Purchase Plan - 401(k) plan - Fully-funded Pension Plan - Tuition reimbursement - Paid Holidays and Vacation Updated February 16, 2007