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Collins & Aikman Corporation Appoints James Fish Senior Vice President - Human Resources

1 November 1999

Collins & Aikman Appoints James Fish Senior VP - Human Resources

    TROY, Mich., Nov. 1 -- Collins & Aikman today
announced the appointment of W. James Fish as Senior Vice President - Human
Resources.  Fish will replace Harold Sunday, who is retiring from Collins &
Aikman after more than 30 years of service.  Fish will report directly to
Thomas E. Evans, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Collins & Aikman
Corporation and will serve on the Company's Strategy Board.
    Fish joins Collins & Aikman from Ford Motor Company, where he served in a
number of senior corporate human resources positions, the most recent being
Executive Director - Global Human Resources Customer Operations.  Commenting
on the appointment, Thomas E. Evans, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Collins & Aikman stated, "We are extremely pleased with the addition of Fish
to our senior management team.  Not only does he bring Collins & Aikman nearly
30 years of experience in human resources management, but with over 20 years
experience at Ford, Fish intimately knows today's automotive industry, our
customer base and our Company as a major supplier to Ford Motor Company."
    Collins & Aikman is in the midst of a comprehensive restructuring program
in order to integrate its once separate business units and right-size its
global operations.  The restructuring is expected to provide significant cost
savings through both facility rationalizations and headcount reductions.
    "Fish is a great addition to the Collins & Aikman team," commented Evans.
"With his extensive human resources experience at Ford, a global organization
that has undergone extensive transformation in recent years, he will greatly
enhance the management and development of our Company's most important asset
-- its people."
    Prior to serving in his current position, Fish served in a number of
senior level positions at Ford in North America, including Director -
Executive Development & Organization Planning, Director - Corporate Labor
Negotiations Planning and Director - Management Development & Recruiting.
Fish has also extensive experience in global human resources, including
executive level positions for Ford Asia-Pacific, Vice President - Human
Resources for Ford of Europe and as Director of Human Resources for Richier
S.A. in Paris, France.
    Fish is chairman of the Conference Board's Global Human Resources
Management Council and is also a member of Boston University's H.R. Advisory
Board.  He holds a B.S. in Psychology and Business from North Texas State
University and a M.S. in Clinical Psychology from Ohio University.  Fish is
married with two children and resides in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
    Collins & 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 & Aikman's high-quality products combine
industry-leading design and styling capabilities, superior manufacturing
capabilities and the industry's most effective NVH "quiet" technologies.