PAUL BRIGGS
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Paul Briggs was named LEA’s President and CEO in December 2009. He joined the Company as a controller in January 2008 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer effective May 5, 2008. Mr. Briggs holds a Master of Science degree in Accounting from East Carolina University in May 1999. From September 1999 to April 2002, he was employed by Arthur Andersen LLP as a senior auditor in their Greensboro, North Carolina office. From May 2002 to June 2003, Mr. Briggs was a senior internal auditor for VF Corporation in Greensboro, North Carolina and from June 2003 through April 2007, he was the controller of Ikex, Inc., and Ikex LLC/Hanes Companies located in Middlesex, North Carolina. From November 2007 through January 2008, Mr. Briggs was employed as the operations manager of Jarco Supply in Youngsville, North Carolina.