Sunbury, Pennsylvania  — Tom Notaro of Sunbury Textile Mills has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing effective January 1.

In his new post, Notaro will continue to work in the Sunbury office on Broome Street in New York where he will also continue to work closely with Mark Grigalunas, Senior Vice President - Design, and Jennifer Hendren, Vice President - Styling & Design. 

Prior to joining Sunbury, Notaro was sales manager of Wearbest Mills, Inc., Garfield, NJ 

Notaro takes the reins for the lead sales management position from Rocco Simone who will assume the new title of Specialist, Business Development.

Simone praised Notaro’s expertise in leading the company. Tom Notaro

“I have every confidence in Tom’s ability to continue to move the Company forward,” Simone said. “I have truly enjoyed and cherished being part of the Sunbury team and will continue to contribute in any way I can. I look forward to continuing to work closely with Tom.”

In his expanded role, Notaro will assume all sales and marketing responsibilities for Sunbury and will work with the senior management team to continue expanding the company’s reach with its customers.

Notaro spoke to his excitement in continuing to work with Simone.

“I am truly appreciative for the opportunity to lead the sales team going forward and look forward to what the future will bring for this exceptional company and the people associated with it,” Notaro said. “Rocco has been instrumental in making this happen and I deeply appreciate that. I believe we have made a good team thus far and look forward to utilizing his experience and expertise as we move forward together.”

Notaro will report to Hank Truslow, President and CEO. Truslow said he’s looking forward to seeing Notaro excel in his new position.

“I would like to congratulate Tom on this promotion and let him know that he has the full support of every associate in the company to work together to achieve our goals,” Truslow said. “I know Tom will continue to ‘move the needle’ and make his own contributions to Sunbury Textile Mills in the years to come. I also want to thank Rocco for his many contributions and counsel over the last 26 years and for those to come. Both Tom and Rocco are consummate sales professionals, and it is a privilege to work with each of them.”