NCTO Textile Group Swears In Officers
The National Council of Textile Organizations in Washington, D.C., re-elected Bill Jasper to a third term as chairman of the trade group.
NCTO also re-elected James C. Self III as the group’s vice chairman.
Both men head up important textile companies. Jasper is chief executive and chairman of Unifi Inc. in Greensboro, N.C. Self is president and chief operating officer of Greenwood Mills in Greenwood, S.C.
Other officers elected to the board’s councils included:
- IFiber Council: Donald Burish of Invista, John Freeman of NanYa Plastics and James Netzelof DAK Americas.
- IYarn Council: Bill Carstarphen of Pharr Yarns, James Chesnutt of National Spinning Co., Trey Hodges of Swift Spinning, Peter Iliopoulos of Gildan Activewear, Gilbert Patrick of Patrick Yarn Mills Inc. and Robin Perkins of Frontier Spinning Mills.
- IFabric and Home Furnishings Council: Norman Chapman of Inman Mills, Jerry Cook of Hanesbrands Inc., Monte Galbraith of Denim NA, Allen Gant of Glen Raven Inc., David Hastings of Mount Vernon Mills and Jeff Price of Milliken and Co.
- Industry-Support Council: Tena Cogswell of Leigh Fibers, Ludovic Petrois of Staubli and Bob Sage of Oerlikon Textile.
Elected by the various councils to serve on the Executive Committee were Mark Ruday of DAK Americas, John Bakane of Frontier Spinning Mills, Anderson Warlick of Parkdale, Hastings of Mount Vernon Mills, Smyth McKissick of Alice Manufacturing and Joni Davis of Duke Energy.
After being elected chairman, Jasper announced that Cass Johnson would remain the president and chief executive of the organization.
The election took place after NCTO merged on April 1 with the National Textile Association and the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition. The merger brought various textile organizations under one roof to have a more effective influence on Washington policies.
The National Textile Association was founded in 1854 as a cotton-spinners association in Massachusetts. After various transitions, the organization in 2012 was named the National Textile Association. It represented 33 textile companies and their suppliers as well as 21 companies under the American Flock Association.
The American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition was formed in 2012 by Roger Milliken of Milliken and Co. and represented 21 textile and other manufacturing companies in the Southeast and the Midwest.
NCTO was formed in 2004, replacing the American Textile Manufacturers Institute. At the time, it represented 84 textile companies and their suppliers.
