Israel-based
Nilit Ltd. has named
Ronald Mangrum
head of Nilit North America Corp., and
Attilio Annoni
general manager, Fiber Division, Europe.
The
Color Marketing Group, Alexandria, Va., has elected
George Iannuzzi
, Clariant Ltd., to its Board of Directors.
Iannuzzi
Polymer Group Inc., Charlotte, has promoted
Mike Hale
to COO,
Bob Dale
to vice president of research and development, and
Fernando Espinosa
to senior vice president and general manager, Europe.
Dr. James Chantler
and
Sandra Case
have joined
Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex LLC, Research Triangle Park, N.C., as research
associates.
Tavex Group, Spain, has named
Gilberto Mestriner Stocche
corporate marketing director.
The
Synthetic Yarn and Fiber Association (SYFA), Gastonia, N.C., has elected
Ulrik Frodermann
, Oerlikon Barmag, president;
Pat Murray
, Unifi Inc., first vice president;
John Edwards
, Nan Ya Plastics, second vice president;
John Amirtharaj
, Universal Fibers, vice president, membership;
Alasdair Carmichael
, PCI Fibres & Raw Materials, vice president, publicity; and
Jerry Eskew
, Accotex/Daytex, vice president, conference. SYFA also elected the following directors:
Keith Adams
, Burlington Worldwide;
Ernie Hundley
, Nilit North America Corp.;
Mike Becker Jr.
, Michael S. Becker Inc.; and
McDaniel Beard
, Strategic Solutions.
Jerry King
, Milliken & Company, was appointed secretary, and
Kim Pettit
was appointed treasurer.
Safety Components Fabric Technologies Inc., Greenville, has named
David Conine
head of market development, Awning and Architecture Division, WeatherMax.
Culp Inc., High Point, N.C., has elected
Thomas G. Gallagher Jr.
corporate controller, assistant treasurer and assistant secretary.
Carroll Santos has joined
Batson Group Inc.
, Greenville, as product manager for Batson’s textile dyeing and finishing and nonwovens
finishing principals.
Kellwood Co., St. Louis, has elected the following officers:
Gregory W. Kleffner
, CFO;
Patrick J. Burns
, corporate vice president and chief strategy and marketing officer;
Samuel W. Duggan II
, corporate vice president, investor relations, and treasurer;
J. David Larocca Jr.
, corporate vice president, human resources; and
Michael M. Saunders
, corporate vice president and chief information officer.
Leigh Fibers Inc., Spartanburg, has promoted
Keith Taylor
to president and treasurer, following the retirement of President and CEO
Carl Lehner
.
Nordson Corp., Duluth, Ga., has appointed
Frank Burkus
global business development manager for new materials, Adhesive Systems Group.
Burkus
The following students were honored with design prizes at the recent Texprint exhibition in
London:
Cécile Utgé-Royo
, Print;
Edward Forster
, Color;
Hyuna Lee
, Breaking New Ground;
Alice Palmer
, Knit;
Kaori Ueda
, Weave; and
Lucy Robbie
, Interior Fashion.
Rodrigo Siza
has joined Paris-based
Lectra as director, Lectra Portugal.
Tolland, Conn.-based
Gerber Technology has appointed
Cynthia Mahlstedt
director, marketing communications.
Mahlstedt
At its recent annual meeting, the
International Association Serving the Nonwovens and Related Industries elected
Gerd Ries
, Johnson & Johnson, chairman; and
Pieter Meijer
, Fiberweb France S.A.S., vice chairman.
José Durany
, Tesalca-99 S.A.,
Michael Hartnett
, Mölnlycke Health Care, and
Ghobad Rahrooh
, Procter & Gamble, were elected board members.
Gunnar Preifors
, SCA Hygiene Products AB, was re-elected vice chairman; and
Paul Eevers
, Unilever Europe Foods, was re-elected treasurer.
Springs Global US Inc., Fort Mill, S.C., has named
Edward Cardimona
chief global creative officer and senior vice president.
Columbus, Ga.-based
Swift Spinning Inc. has promoted
Trey Hodges
to president and CEO, and
Keith Harnage
to CFO.
September/October 2007
