Ola Johansson
has joined
Eton Systems AB, Sweden, as global lean manager.
Omnova Solutions Inc., Fairlawn, Ohio, has named
Sherry Xia
Asia-Pacific business manager for Performance Chemicals, Omnova Performance Chemicals
Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. The company has promoted Mark Mussman to business manager, textile
chemicals.
Patcraft Commercial Carpet, Dalton, Ga., has appointed
Eric Wroldsen
vice president, business development.
Wroldsen
Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex LLC, Research Triangle Park, N.C., has promoted
Dave Gartshore
to vice president, global sales; and has named
Galen Hatfield
vice president, development.
At its recent annual meeting, the
Southern Textile Association (STA), Gastonia, N.C., elected the following
officers:
Mitch Hensley
, Ramtex Inc., president;
Russell W. Mims Jr.
, Buhler Quality Yarns Corp., chairman, Board of Governors;
George Abbott
, Inman Mills, first vice president;
Khal Shreitah
, Carolina Mills Inc., second vice president; and
Lisa Ariail Siggins
, Glen Raven Inc., member-at-large. Elected to four-year terms on the board were:
Steve Adams
, Seydel-Woolley & Co. Inc.;
Donald Arrowood
, Ameritex Yarn;
Bill Carstarphen
, Pharr Yarns;
Rodger Hartwig
, Symtech Inc.;
Mike Kepley
, Cone Denim LLC;
Bill Steen
, Central Textiles; and
John Nims
, Parkdale Mills Inc.
Marshall Johnson
, R.L. Stowe Mills Inc., was elected to an unexpired term ending in 2008.
Mike Smith
, Eltex US Inc., was elected to an unexpired term ending in 2007.
Terry Hines
, Cone Denim LLC, was elected to an unexpired term ending in 2006. The STA also honored
Max M. Huntley
with its David Clark Award for distinguished leadership and service to the
association.
Aniello Musella
has been named Italian Trade Commissioner for the New York City office and executive
director of the
Italian Trade Commission for the United States.
Musella
At its recent annual meeting, the
VDMA Textile Machinery Association, Germany, elected
Johann Philipp Dilo
, Oskar Dilo Maschinenfabrik KG, chairman; and
Fritz P. Mayer
, Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH, and
Heinrich Trützschler
, Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG, deputies.
The Italy-based
Freudenberg Politex Group has named
Dr. Ing. Jean François Verjus
chief technology officer.
Jens Kellersmann
has been named head of central marketing/corporate communications at Germany-based
Eduard Küsters Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG. He succeeds
Werner Klaffke
, who has retired.
Amitech Inc., Paterson, N.J., has named
Stephen Holland
business development manager.
Lawrenceville, N.J.-based
Datacolor has appointed
Chris Hipps
director of sales, Textile Color Solutions, North America.
The
Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA), Cary, N.C., recently elected
the following members to its Board of Directors:
Steve Ogle
, Leggett & Platt, chairman;
Marvin Mitchell
, Johns Manville, vice chairman of planning; and
Bill Vogel
, Atlantic Mills, vice chairman, finance. Elected to three-year terms on the board were
Janet Devine
, Sonobond Ultrasonics;
Dennis Durkin
, Cleaver Associates Inc.;
Dan Feroe
, Rieter Greensboro-Perfojet Division;
Walter Schwarz
, Freudenberg Nonwovens NA; and
Lisette Swenson
, Molnlycke Health Care. INDA also named
Gonzalo Castro
, Cardinal Health, and
David Ford
, BBA Fiberweb™, co-chairs of its International Trade Advisory Board.
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, Germany, has named
Frank Scheibner
president and CEO, Hellmann USA.
Scheibner
At its annual meeting, the
European Disposables and Nonwovens Association, Brussels, elected
Knud Waede Hansen
, Fibertex A/S, chairman of the board; and named as members
Karl-Michael Schumann
, Procter & Gamble; and
Michael Staton
, Nice-Pak International.
Nazdar Inc., Shawnee, Kan., has named
Keith Ramsey
area manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
September 2005
