ArvinMeritor Announces the Appointment of Deborah Henderson to Vice President of Quality
TROY, Mich., (Nov. 19,
2003) — ArvinMeritor, Inc.
(NYSE:ARM) announced that Deborah Henderson has been appointed
vice president of Quality in support of the company’s Light Vehicle Systems
(LVS) business group, effective immediately. In this role, she will focus on
improving internal performance through overall quality, on-time delivery and new
product launches throughout the LVS organization. Henderson will report directly
to Debra Shumar, ArvinMeritor’s senior vice president of Continuous Improvement,
Quality, and Engineering and Technology.
“We are delighted to have Deborah on the Quality
team,” said Shumar. “With more than 20 years of hands-on experience in quality
systems management and production, she has the knowledge and insight to drive
the highest standards for quality throughout the LVS organization.”
Most recently, Henderson served as site manager of
the ArvinMeritor LVS facility in Detroit, Mich., where she was responsible for
manufacturing and assembly operations for the LVS sunroof system business, as
well as for the pre-launch activity of the suspension module business. Under
Henderson’s direction, the facility achieved QS9000, ISO14001 and Q1
certification in one year, as well as posted significantly improved financial
results.
Before joining ArvinMeritor in 2001,
Henderson held a number of management positions of increasing responsibility
with Allied Signal/Breed Technologies, including plant manager for the Breed
Technologies facility in Knoxville, Tenn. Prior to that, she held management
positions at Textron Automotive Company, Quality Solutions Seminars, Inc. and
General Motors Corporation.
Henderson holds a bachelor’s degree in
biology from Rutgers University in New Jersey. She has also taken graduate
executive courses at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., and at the 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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