ArvinMeritor Announces the Appointment of Steve Scgalski to President of Meritor Suspensions Systems Co.
TROY, Mich.,
(Nov. 19, 2003) — ArvinMeritor, Inc.
(NYSE:ARM) announced that Steve Scgalski has been appointed
president of Meritor Suspensions Systems Co. (MSSC), effective immediately. MSSC
is a joint venture with Mitsubishi Steel Manufacturing, which was created in
1986 and provides leading technology and high-quality suspensions systems
components to ArvinMeritor’s global OEMs. Scgalski will report directly to
Sidney Del Gaudio, vice president and general manager of the undercarriage
division within ArvinMeritor’s Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) business
group.
“We are delighted to have Steve in
charge of this dynamic business, and are confident that he will continue the
success we have enjoyed in our relationship with Mitsubishi,” said Del Gaudio.
“Steve’s long service to the company – as well as his quality, engineering and
operations expertise – makes him the overwhelming choice for this important
role."
Scgalski joined the organization in 1990, and has held positions of
increasing responsibility since then. Most recently, he was vice president of
operations for the company’s worldwide undercarriage and North American
apertures businesses. Prior to that, Scgalski served as vice president of
operations for the Americas for the ArvinMeritor LVS exhaust systems product
line.
Scgalski holds a bachelor’s degree in
economics from Franklin College in Franklin, Ind., and has also completed
executive finance coursework at the University of Chicago Graduate School of
Business.
ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier
$8-billion global supplier of a broad range of integrated systems, modules and
components to the motor vehicle industry. The company serves light vehicle,
commercial truck, trailer and specialty original equipment manufacturers and
related aftermarkets. Headquartered in Troy, Mich., ArvinMeritor employs
approximately 32,000 people at more than 150 manufacturing facilities in 27
countries. ArvinMeritor common stock 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/.
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