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Collins & Aikman Appoints David Youngman, Manager - Visual Communications

13 September 1999

Collins & Aikman Appoints David Youngman, Manager - Visual Communications

    TROY, Mich., Sept. 10 -- Collins & Aikman today
announced the appointment of David Youngman as manager of Visual
Communications.  Youngman will be responsible for the creation and management
of internal and external communication collateral designed to promote Collins
& Aikman's global brand image.
    Youngman has more than 14 years of automotive experience, most previously
as a member of Lear Corporation's Visual Communications Group where he managed
Lear's corporate identity program and created high profile presentations for
its global customers.  Prior to Lear, Youngman worked at Automotive
Industries, Inc. and FiberCraft/DEScon.
    Collins and Aikman is the global leader in floor and acoustic systems and
is a leading supplier of automotive fabric, interior trim and convertible top
systems.  The Company's operations span the globe through 65 facilities,
12 countries and more than 16,000 employees who are committed to achieving
total excellence.  Collins and Aikman's high-quality products combine
industry-leading design and styling capabilities, superior manufacturing
capabilities and the industry's most effective NVH "quiet" technologies.