The Supervisory Board of Austria-based Lenzing AG named Georg Kasperkovitz COO and a member of the Managing Board. He is responsible for managing the company-wide fiber production sites.
Tricia Carey has joined Avalo as chief commercial officer to bring its new low-input cotton to market.
Andrew Dailey was promoted at Jones Family of Companies, Charlotte, N.C., to general manager of Jones Sustainable Packaging.
Glen Raven, Burlington, N.C., has promoted Andrew Bernard to vice president and general manager of the Shade & Marine Business Unit. Bernard has been with the company for 17 years.
Darn Tough Vermont®, Northfield, Vt., promoted Emily Corley from senior director of marketing to vice president of marketing. She is the first person to hold the position at the company.
Kathrin and Stephan Pleva were named managing directors of family-owned company Pleva GmbH, Germany. They will work with their father, Dr. Ralf Pleva, to lead the company.
Miami-based Avantex has appointed Carlos Botero president for Latin America.
Bianca Mannini has joined the Brussels-based Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) as a Trade and Environment officer. In addition, Daniela Waizel Rule was named a communications officer at BIR.
Israel-based Avgol, an Indorama Ventures company, has appointed Jelle Westerterp chief commercial officer.
S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., has named Jim Sturgell senior vice president of sales, Nick Blannin senior vice president of merchandising, Bill Top senior vice president of commercial strategy and operations, and Kendall Whitley vice president of team sales.
Abhi Agrawal was announced as CEO of Greensboro, N.C.-based QTI Fibers and its portfolio of companies including Quantum Materials, Twitchell Technical Products and Infinity Woven Products.
The Lycra Co., Wilmington, Del., promoted Melissa Riggs to chief marketing officer.
Germany-based Puma has named Tara McRae president of PUMA North America.
During the Americas Apparel Producers’ Network’s (AAPN’s) annual meeting, Jill Coleman was announced as president of the organization. She takes over from Tony Anzovino.
Universal Fiber SystemsSM LLC, Bristol, Va., has appointed Jonathan Craig CEO. He succeeds Marc Ammen who is retiring after 25 years.
Crowley, Jacksonville, Fla., has named Jenny Fuss CFO.
Baltimore-based Under Armour recently named Dawn N. Fitzpatrick, Eugene D. Smith and Robert Sweeney to its Board of Directors.
Five new executives recently joined Paris-based Chargeurs PCC: Riccardo Cossu as general manager, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA); Laure Sénéquier-Crozet as general manager of the Senfa Cliander division; Dmitry Fedorov as deputy chief information officer; and Claudia Rovati as global sales director, and Elisabetta Nicoli as supply chain manager of the Shirting Division.
Jens Reinig was named CFO of Germany-based Freudenberg Performance Materials.
Samsara Eco, Australia, has appointed Brock Thomas as chief innovation officer and Isaac Iverson as executive product director.
The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA), Cary. N.C., named four new people to its board for 2025: Maria-giovanna Ramini Vetere, vice president of sustainability and public affairs, NatureWorks; Aleksandra Kruszewska, director of R&D and business development, Reckitt; Mark Tumelty, senior vice president and general manager, Nice-Pak Products Inc.; and Ginny Casstevens, director of sales & marketing, Fibertex Nonwovens Inc.
Kevin Whiteside was promoted to president of Vandewiele Inc., Chattanooga, Tenn. He succeeds Bob Harding who was promoted to chairman of the board. Harding will continue to serve as managing director of Vandewiele’s operation in the United Kingdom.
2025 Quarterly Issue II
