TROY, MI – ArvinMeritor has appointed Ed Frutig vice president and general manager of Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) Chassis Systems. He will be responsible for leading the business unit’s accelerated plan for profitable growth through customer-focused initiatives, including global expansion and commercialization of advanced-engineering products.
"Ed’s prior experience in developing and leading successful global automotive system businesses, including ten years specifically dedicated to chassis systems, makes him a great addition to the ArvinMeritor team," said Phil Martens, president of LVS. "Ed will be extremely valuable in supporting the company’s global efforts to develop, produce and deliver vehicle stability and ride control solutions that are scalable in performance yet modular in design and assembly."
The Chassis Systems business unit includes the newly-combined ride control group offering light-, medium- and heavy-duty original equipment and replacement shock absorbers and struts; the light vehicle suspension modules group offering original equipment cross-car and wheel-end chassis modules; and the Meritor Suspension Systems Company (MSSC) joint venture offering coil springs, and stabilizer and torsion bars for the North American passenger car market. In July 2006, ArvinMeritor announced it would sell its joint venture shares to partner Mitsubishi Steel Mfg. Co., Ltd. (MSM).
On March 29, MSM announced that both companies support the long-term viability of the partnership, and would continue in the joint venture as currently structured.
Frutig most recently served as vice president of global sales and engineering at Cooper-Standard Automotive. There he led engineering, sales, program management and finance for the company’s fluid systems business. Frutig has more than 20 years of automotive experience, including holding various leadership positions at ZF, Visteon, Ford and General Motors. Ten of those years have been specifically focused in the chassis systems arena where he’s been recognized by both industry and customers for his leadership and innovation skills. Frutig holds a masters of business administration degree from the University of Detroit and a bachelors of science in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan.
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