Ray Scott was named president and chief executive officer of Lear Corporation in March 2018. He is responsible for the strategic direction and operational leadership of the company.

Scott began his career at Lear in 1988. He held various positions of increasing responsibility in program management and sales before becoming senior vice president and then president of Lear’s global Electrical Power Management Systems division—now referred to as E-Systems. In 2011, he became executive vice president and president of the global Seating division.

In addition, Scott has held other executive positions in Europe and the United States, including president of North American Seating Systems, president of Lear’s European customer-focused division, president of the General Motors (GM) and Fiat customer-focused divisions, vice president and general manager of Lear GM-Europe, vice president of operations for Lear-Saab, and sales director for Lear’s GM division.

Scott holds a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Michigan and a Master of Business Administration from Michigan State University’s Advanced Management Program. He attended executive education programs at Stanford University and the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Scott serves on the Detroit Regional Partnership board, the Detroit Economic Club board, the Board of Trustees for Kettering University in Flint, Michigan, and the Michigan State University Eli Broad College of Business Alumni Board. He is also a member of the Business Leaders of Michigan.