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The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), representing the full spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber through finished sewn products, held its officer elections for fiscal year 2025 at its annual meeting on March 24-27.
NCTO has elected Chuck Hall, President and CEO of Barnet (based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Barnet is a 125-year-old manufacturer of technical textiles), as Chairman and Amy Bircher Bruyn, CEO and Founder of MMI Textiles, Inc., as Vice Chair (based in Brooklyn, Ohio, MMI is a global supplier of industrial and custom fabrics and textile components, established in 1997).
In addition to appointing a new chairman and vice chairman, NCTO elected chairs for each of its five councils. NCTO is comprised of five councils to ensure a broad representation of the industry supply chain. Each council has an allotted number of members who elected to the association’s Board of Directors, in addition to the Executive Committee.
Elected to the NCTO Board of Directors during the various Council meetings were the following:• Fiber Council – David Adkins of Lenzing; Geoffrey Hietpas, The LYCRA Company; and David Poston, Palmetto Synthetics.• Yarn Council – Chris Alt, American & Efird; Marc Doyon, Gildan; Justin Ferdinand, Kentwool; Tim Manson, Meridian Dyed Yarn Group; Eric Noe of Buhler Quality Yarns; and Jay Todd of Service Thread.• Fabric and Home Products Council – Allen Jacoby, Milliken & Company; James McKinnon of Cotswold Industries; Leib Oehmig of Glen Raven; Bill Rogers, Mount Vernon: Dan Russian Sage Automotive; and Walter Spiegel, Standard Textile.• Finished Textiles and Apparel Products Council – Gabrielle Ferrara of Ferrara Manufacturing; Marisa Fumei-South of Two-One-Two New York (Alternate).• Industry Support Council – Todd Bassett of Fi-Tech; Greg Duncan of American Truetzschler; and Jim Reed of YKK Corp.
“I am pleased to announce our new officers, council chairs, and board and executive committee members for NCTO’s 2025 fiscal year,” said NCTO President and CEO Kim Glas. “I want to thank our new Chairman Chuck Hall and Vice Chair Amy Bircher Bruyn, who have been actively engaged in NCTO advocacy and are now stepping into these critical roles as well as contributing to the Board and NCTO.
As we navigate the challenging times ahead, their input and leadership will be invaluable, and we will work together to advocate for policies that help maintain and grow the U.S. textile industry and our Western Hemisphere partners and defeat policies that are detrimental to this vibrant domestic supply chain, employing more than 470,000 workers.” Source: ncto.org
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