TEXTILES

Schoeler Adds West Coast Sales Manager

Swiss textile maker Schoeller Textil added a new member to its U.S. team with the addition of Fawn Knadler as West Coast sales manager.

Based in Seattle, Knadler was most recently merchandising manager for apparel and outerwear at Mervin Manufacturing and saw the Seattle snowboard company through its sale by Quiksilver Inc. to Extreme Holdings Inc. She has also served as director of sales for Seattle-based Spacecraft and project manager at Utility Inc., where she worked with both established outdoor companies and emerging brands.

“I am very pleased that Fawn will be joining the Schoeller family and bring her many business skills and talents to her new position as West Coast sales manager,” said Stephen Kerns, president of Schoeller USA. “I am confident she will make great contributions to our continued global growth.”

Based in Newburyport, Mass., Schoeller Textil USA is a subsidiary of Sevelen, Switzerland–based Schoeller Textil AG, the 149-year-old textile manufacturer of technical fabrics and smart textile finishing technologies. For more information, visit www.schoeller-textiles.com.