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Collins & Aikman Appoints Kenneth Arndorfer To Executive Director, Operations Analysis

6 December 1999

Collins & Aikman Appoints Kenneth Arndorfer To Executive Director, Operations Analysis KEN ARNDORFER - COLLINS & AIKMAN CORPORATION Ken Arndorfer, Executive Director, Operations Analysis, Collins & Aikman Corporation. (PRNewsFoto)[KC] TROY, MI USA 12/06/1999    

    TROY, Mich., Dec. 6 -- Collins & Aikman Corporation
today announced the appointment of Kenneth Arndorfer to Executive
Director, Operations Analysis.  Ken will lead the Company's financial planning
and analysis function at the Company's global headquarters in Troy, Michigan.
He will report directly to Collins & Aikman's Chief Financial Officer and
Executive Vice President, Rajesh K. Shah.
    (Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991206/DEM037 )
    Arndorfer will be responsible for operations performance analysis and for
developing and implementing shareholder value-oriented performance measurement
and improvement systems for Collins & Aikman.  His group will work closely
with divisional finance and operations departments in areas such as capital
expenditure evaluation, budgeting and long range planning.  In making the
announcement Shah said, "Ken's broad financial experience in manufacturing
finance will be key to optimizing our global restructuring initiatives and
maximizing our aggressive operational performance targets."  Perhaps most
importantly of all, his experience in the successful turnaround of Case
Corporation will be extremely beneficial to Collins & Aikman."
    Arndorfer was with Case Corporation for 21 years prior to joining Collins
& Aikman.  He held progressively responsible positions in finance, operations
and business planning.  Arndorfer holds a bachelor's degree in finance from
the University of Wisconsin.
    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.