18th April 2007 - ArvinMeritor Appoints Todd Kindem to Director-Sales and Marketing, North America for its Aftermarket Business

ArvinMeritor’s Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket (CVA) business has announced the appointment of Todd Kindem as director of Sales and Marketing-North America.

Kindem is responsible for leading ArvinMeritor’s Aftermarket North American sales and marketing teams including the strategic sales growth.  His responsibilities will include the business’ increased efforts in supplying a larger portfolio of remanufactured components.

According to Joe Mejaly, vice president and general manager of CVA, “Todd’s extensive background and track record in the aftermarket, combined with his market and customer knowledge, will be a real plus for our growing business here in North America,” said Mejaly.

Prior to joining ArvinMeritor, Kindem was most recently the director Global Sales, Heavy Vehicle with Dana Corp.’s Heavy Vehicle Technologies and Systems Service business unit.  He has held a variety of management positions at Eaton Corp. and Dana Corp., with increasing levels of responsibility for the companies’ aftermarket businesses.  Kindem also worked in management roles for Horton Industries and Phillips Temro Division of The Budd Co.

Kindem will be located in CVA’s Florence, Ky., Parts Distribution Center and executive offices.

ArvinMeritor’s Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket group offers replacement parts for the company’s braking systems, drive axles, trailer axles and suspension products in North America and in Europe.  Distributed under the Meritor and Euclid brands, ArvinMeritor’s aftermarket parts are precision engineered to original equipment specifications and carry the industry’s best aftermarket warranty.

ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier 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 certain aftermarkets from more than 110 manufacturing facilities globally.  Headquartered in Troy, Mich., ArvinMeritor employs approximately 27,000 people in 26 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: www.arvinmeritor.com.

Source: ArvinMeritor Press Release