ArvinMeritor’s Light Vehicle Aftermarket Business Group Realigns Management to Meet Changing Needs
TROY, Mich., (Nov. 20,
2003) — ArvinMeritor, Inc.
(NYSE:ARM) announced today that its Light Vehicle Aftermarket
(LVA) business group, under the direction of President Dan Daniel, has realigned
its upper management structure. The changes will provide increased focus on
LVA’s strategic customers, while strengthening development efforts outside North
America. LVA provides exhaust, lift support, filter and ride control products to
a full range of aftermarket customers, including retailers, distributors and
installers.
The role of Rob Malone – vice president and
general manager of Filters, Ride Control and Gas Springs for North America – has
been expanded and now includes responsibility for LVA’s gas spring operations,
as well as responsibility for sales of all of these products in North America.
He reports directly to Daniel.
Also
reporting to Daniel is Ken Bush, vice president and general manager of Exhaust
Systems for North America. In addition to his responsibilities for LVA’s exhaust
operations, Bush now assumes all sales responsibility for several key customers,
including CARQUEST, Midas, Meineke and Canadian Tire, as well as for exhaust
feeder accounts.
Marlen Silverii, formerly vice president of LVA
Sales and Marketing has been appointed vice president, Global Business
Strategies. In this role, he will lead LVA’s global sourcing and logistics
activities and direct the group’s global marketing and product management.
Silverii will retain responsibility for LVA export sales, including Mexico, and
continues to report to Daniel.
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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