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2019 AATCC Future Leaders Award

Holz stays with Trevira

Korhonen appointed at Suominen

The AATCC Future Leaders Award, which recognizes promising
young professionals in the fields of textiles, apparel and related
material sciences, was presented to Krystle Moody Wood in
April at the organization's international conference. Wood is
founder of materEVOLVE LLC, a woman-led consulting firm that
works to build sustainability in the textile and apparel industry.
An active member of the AATCC California Section, Wood serves
as the chapter sustainability pillar chair.

Trevira CEO Klaus Holz and Trevira's parent company, Indorama
Ventures, will continue to work together for a further three years
following a mutually agreed renewal of Holz's contract. The
contract was due to expire at the end of this year, but it has now
been extended until the end of 2022. Holz took up his position as
a managing director of Trevira GmbH at the beginning of 2011,
and has been sole managing director of Trevira since 2013.
Trevira is a European manufacturer of high-value branded fibres
and filament yarns for technical applications, hygiene products,
home textiles, automotive interiors and functional apparel.

Klaus Korhonen has been appointed senior vice president, human
resources and legal affairs at Suominen Corporation. He will be a
member of Suominen's executive team and report to president and
CEO Petri Helsky. Korhonen will start in his new position latest in
September. Suominen supplies its industrial and retail customers
with nonwovens for use in consumer products worldwide.

Shaw joins PCMC
Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), a division of
Barry-Wehmiller and supplier of high-performance converting
machinery for the tissue, nonwovens and package-printing
industries, has hired Mike Shaw as printing, coating and
laminating regional sales manager. Shaw brings nearly 25
years of sales experience to the position.

Solmax appoints Blond
Solmax announced the appointment of Eric Blond to serve as its
global technical services director. Blond holds nearly 25 years
of experience in geosynthetic testing, research and knowledge
of civil engineering and polymeric construction materials.

New leadership for Elevate Textiles
Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high-quality
products and mission-critical textile solutions, has appointed
Per-Olof Loof to be president and chief executive officer. Loof
has served as CEO across multiple industries and sectors, with
a focus on technology, innovation and multinational operations.
He most recently served 13 years as CEO of Kemet Electronics
Corporation and has held CEO positions at Sensormatic
Electronics Corporation and AT&T Istel.

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