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ArvinMeritor, Inc. Appoints Jim Stegemiller Vice President, Operations, Exhaust Systems; and, Kathaleen Banks Vice President, Continuous Improvement

29 September 2000

ArvinMeritor, Inc. Appoints Jim Stegemiller Vice President, Operations, Exhaust Systems; and, Kathaleen Banks Vice President, Continuous Improvement

    TROY, Mich., Sept. 29 ArvinMeritor, Inc. today
announced the following appointments:

    *  Jim Stegemiller to the position of vice president, Operations, Exhaust
Systems, effective immediately.  He reports directly to Craig Stinson,
president of Exhaust Systems.
    *  Kathaleen Banks, who replaces Stegemiller as vice president, Continuous
Improvement.  Banks reports directly to ArvinMeritor Vice Chairman and
President Bill Hunt.

    Stegemiller will be responsible for all manufacturing operations within
the Exhaust Systems business.  For the past two years, Stegemiller has served
as Arvin's vice president, Worldwide Continuous Improvement, where he was
responsible for the continued development and implementation of company-wide
best-in-class operating standards programs.
    Since joining Arvin Industries in 1975 as a production supervisor,
Stegemiller has held management positions of increasing responsibility,
including vice president and general manager of the GM Business Group, a
division of Arvin Exhaust, North America (AENA).
    A graduate of Purdue University School of Industrial Management,
Stegemiller holds a bachelor's degree in business economics and has completed
the Indiana University Executive Program.
    Banks will continue the development and implementation of operating
standards across the new ArvinMeritor organization.  Banks joined Arvin
Industries in 1999 as vice president, Total Quality, Arvin Ride and Motion
Control.  In that capacity, she was responsible for strategic quality system
initiatives and programs that included the integration of supplier quality
systems, new product introduction, quality measures, warranty and training.
    A graduate of Ball State University with a bachelor's degree in industrial
technology, Banks holds a master's degree in special education from the
University of Kansas, as well as a doctorate in vocational education and labor
economics from the University of Missouri.
    ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier $7.5-billion global transportation
industry supplier of a broad range of integrated systems, modules and
components serving light vehicle, commercial truck, trailer and specialty
original equipment manufacturers and related aftermarkets.  In addition, the
company is a leader in coil coating applications, including those for the
transportation, appliance, construction and furniture industries.  The company
is headquartered in Troy, Mich., and employs 36,500 people at more than 120
facilities in 25 countries.  ArvinMeritor is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the ticker symbol ARM.  For more information, visit the
company's Web site at: http://www.arvinmeritor.com .