HIGH POINT, North Carolina - Westlake USA has appointed Tom Muzekari senior sales and marketing manager for the company. Well-known in textile and furniture circles, Muzekari was previously vice president of sales and marketing for Quaker Fabrics Corp. in Fall... Read more.

October 26, 2007

MARTINSVILLE, Virginia – Leo A. Vogel has been appointed to the position of senior vice president of sales and marketing for American of Martinsville, a leading supplier of guest room furniture to the hotel industry, assisted living facilities and the... Read more.

October 23, 2007

GARFIELD, New Jersey—Wearbest Sil-Tex Mills inc. is commission-weaving a new proprietary 'Meyer' velvet line in Turkey according to Irwin Gasner, principal of Wearbest. The arrangement with the Turkish mill enables Wearbest to produce the velvets on Vandeweile velvet looms to... Read more.

October 22, 2007

NEW YORK, New York—Christine Wekilsky has been named sales manager for jobber markets, a new position for Victor Innovatex, an upholstery fabric mill based in Quebec, Canada. Wekilsky was previously contract sales director for Quaker Fabrics Corp., Fall River, MA,... Read more.

October 16, 2007

New York, New York—Chris Geiger has resigned his position as vice president of sales for Covington Holding LLC, as of Friday, October 5. He will pursue his own business as a consultant to the textiles industry. At Covington, he was... Read more.

October 3, 2007

OYSTER BAY, New York – After serving the textile industry for more than 25 years, Marion Murray has formed her own private company, Marion Murray & Company, LLC, and has released her own copyrighted prints and woven designs. Marion Murray... Read more.

October 3, 2007

EMSDETTEN, Germany – The marketing and advertising department at Schmitz-Werke GmbH + Co. – which includes the Markilux, Drapilux and Swela brands – has named Dan Schmitz as the new manager. The 25-year-old son of the CEO Justus Schmitz will... Read more.

October 1, 2007