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Collins & Aikman Appoints Glenn Peacock, Director - Corporate Communications

16 November 1999

Collins & Aikman Appoints Glenn Peacock, Director - Corporate Communications

    TROY, Mich., Nov. 16 -- Collins & Aikman Corporation
today announced the appointment of Glenn Peacock to the position
of Director of Corporate Communications.   Peacock will oversee the Company's
expanding integrated communication programs including employee communications,
industry and government relations, and advertising and corporate marketing
campaigns.  He will play a lead role in further building the Company's image
through media relations and will also provide direction in establishing and
coordinating the Company's web-based communication initiatives.
    Previous to joining Collins & Aikman, Peacock was Director of Marketing
and Public Affairs for the International Hearing Society where he managed
media relations programs, provided direction to legislative and regulatory
affairs activities, and developed various sales and marketing programs.
Before serving at the International Hearing Society, Peacock was the Director
of Communications for the Michigan Sugar Company where he developed and
managed all aspects of the company's communications programs.  His
responsibilities there included employee communications, production of the
annual report, and development of a wide array of consumer and industrial
product advertising and marketing communication campaigns.
    Peacock holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Michigan
University.  He is a member of the Public Relations Society of America and
serves on several of the Detroit chapter's committees.
    Collins & 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 & Aikman's high-quality products combine industry-leading
design and styling capabilities, superior manufacturing capabilities and the
industry's most effective NVH "quiet" technologies.