People

TheAmerican Down and Feather Council (ADFC), New York City, namedDavid Sweetpresident.

Schoeller USA presidentTom Weinbenderhas added the role of associate at Scotland-basedHalley Stevensons.

Pompano Beach, Fla.-basedValley Forge Fabricshas appointedVanesa Patinovice president of operations.

Fairfield, N.J.-basedPureCare^®has appointedAnthony Petruccidirector of sales for the East Coast.

Andrew Rodgerhas joinedCIMdata Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich., as a senior business development manager.

Cynthia DiPietrantoniohas joinedSHEEX Inc., Irmo, S.C., as the company’s new president.

Outdoor Industry Association^®(OIA), Boulder, Colo., has namedSteve Barker, founder and former owner of Eagle Creek, interim executive director. A search currently is underway for a permanent leader.

Gary Cornell, Q-Lab, recently was elected chairman ofASTM International’s Subcommittee D20.61 — the technical advisory group to ISO TC61, the ISO standards committee on plastics.

Nextremity Solutions Inc., Warsaw, Ind., has namedNick A. DeeterCEO and chairman of the Board of Directors.

The Moore Co., Westerly, R.I., has promotedAndrew Dreherto president;Cita Streiffto director of sales; andBrad Packto sales manager, Specialty Products.

Finland-basedAhlstrom Corp.recently restructured its organization and made the following appointments within its executive management team:Sakari Ahdekivi, CFO;Ulla Bono执行六世ce president, Legal, General Counsel;Fulvio Capussotti执行六世ce president, Building and Energy;Omar Hoek执行六世ce president, Food and Medical;Jari Koikkalainen执行六世ce president, Filtration;Nadia Stoykov执行六世ce president, Commercial Excellence;Päivi Leskinen执行六世ce president, Human Resources.

Additional appointments as part of the restructuring include:Paul Stenson执行六世ce president, Filtration Product Development;Roberto Boggio执行六世ce president, Operations, Food and Medical; andArnaud Marquis, vice president, Wallcover and Poster business.

Maine Textiles International LLC, Biddeford, Maine, has namedMark W. BoyerCEO.

托托d Copeland,environmental responsibility manager, Patagonia; andJason Duncan, technical apparel product manager, Outdoor Research, were presented Individual Contribution Awards during the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2015 for their dedication to the outdoor industry’s chemicals management efforts.

Westport, Conn.-basedHemCon Medical Technologies Inc.has announced the following promotions:Dr. Simon McCarthyto Science & Technology Fellow;Dr. Brian Clare, vice president of innovation; andDr. Maire Ni Beilliu, vice president, regulatory affairs & quality systems.Stuart Sandshas been appointed COO in addition to his role as CFO.

Bozeman, Mont.-basedTexBasehas addedDonny Askinto its Board of Directors.

The Cordova, Tenn.-basedNational Cotton Council of America (NCC)elected the following 2015 officers at its recent annual meeting:Sledge Taylor, chairman;Shane Stephens, vice chairman;Clyde Sharp, secretary-treasurer; andDavid Hastings, vice president. Re-elected to the position of vice president by industry segment are:Sid Brough, Ginner;Coalter Paxton III, Warehouseman;Joe Nicosia, Merchant;Meredith B. Allen, Cooperative; andJohn C. Fricke, Cottonseed. NCC also awardedWoody Andersonthe 2014 Harry S. Baker Distinguished Service Award, and namedRichard Kelleythe 2014 Horace Hayden National Cotton Ginner of the Year.

At the recent NCC Annual meeting, the Washington-basedCotton Council International (CCI)elected the following officers for 2015:Dahlen K. Hancock,president;Keith Lucas, first vice president;Anthony Tancredi, second vice president;Stewart Weaver, Jr., treasurer;Gary Adams, secretary;Vaughn Jordan, assistant secretary; andLee CromleyandCraig Heinrich, 2015 CCI directors.

March/April 2015