Sensata Technologies announced that John Absmeier, Chief Technology Officer of Lear Corporation, has been appointed to serve as a director on Sensata's Board of Directors and to serve on the Growth & Innovation Committee of the Board, each effective March 1, 2019. As Chief Technology Officer of Lear Corporation, Mr. Absmeier leads all aspects of Lear's technology and innovation efforts, reporting to the company's President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Lear, he was responsible for the ADAS/Autonomous business unit as Senior Vice President and General Manager at Harman International, and the Vice President of Smart Machines at Samsung Electronics. Sensata also announced the promotion of Jeff Cote to President effective immediately. In his new role as President and Chief Operating Officer, he will have responsibility for both business segments, Performance Sensing and Sensing Solutions, as well as global operations. He has more than 25 years of leadership experience, including more than 11 years with Sensata. Mr. Cote will continue to report to Sensata's Chief Executive Officer, Martha Sullivan. Mr. Cote has served as Sensata's Chief Operating Officer since July 2012. In November 2015, in addition to his role as Chief Operating Officer, he was named Executive Vice President, Sensing Solutions. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer from January 2011 through July 2012, and previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2007 through the Company's initial public offering in 2010.
Sensata Technologies Holding plc is an industrial technology company that develops, manufactures, and sells sensors and sensor-rich solutions, electrical protection components and systems, and other products. The Company's segments include Performance Sensing and Sensing Solutions. The Performance Sensing segment serves the automotive and heavy vehicle and off-road (HVOR) industries through its development and manufacture of sensors, high-voltage solutions (electrical protection components), and other solutions. The Sensing Solutions segment serves the industrial and aerospace industries through development and manufacture of a portfolio of application specific sensor and electrical protection products used in a range of industrial markets, including the appliance, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), water management, operator controls, charging infrastructure, renewable energy generation, green hydrogen production, commercial aircraft, defense, and others.
SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC 
