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Collins & Aikman Appoints Eckhout & Kuehl Sales Account Managers

16 September 1999

Collins & Aikman Appoints Eckhout & Kuehl Sales Account Managers

    TROY, Mich., Sept. 16 -- Collins & Aikman today
announced the appointment of Pat Eckhout and Sam Kuehl as Sales Account
Managers for the Company's North American Interiors Division.  Both Eckhout
and Kuehl will be responsible for providing additional service and support to
Collins and Aikman's General Motors relationship.
    Eckhout joined Collins & Aikman as account manager for the  Company's
General Motors Mid/Lux Account, while Kuehl joined Collins &  Aikman as
account manager for the Company's General Motors Small Car Group.  Both
Eckhout and Kuehl have strong automotive backgrounds with their most recent
positions being Sales Account Managers at Lear Corporation.  Eckhout holds a
Bachelor's Degree from Oakland University and an M.B.A. from Wayne State
University and Kuehl holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Denver
and an M.B.A. from Michigan State University.

    Collins and Aikman is the global leader in automotive 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.