Board of Directors
INDA’s Board of Directors
Bryan Haynes, Ph.D., Senior Technical Director for Global Nonwovens, Kimberly-Clark Corporation – Chair, INDA
Dr. Haynes received his B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. During his graduate studies Dr. Haynes specialized in the aerodynamics and polymer processing of the meltblowing process which was funded by Exxon Chemical Company. He taught full time in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering prior to joining Kimberly-Clark Corporation as a Research Scientist in 1992. While working at Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Dr. Haynes has held various positions in research and engineering including an assignment at the Lexington Mill in North Carolina serving as the Technical Team Manager. Dr. Haynes has published several papers and has obtained 44 U.S. Patents and 16 Trade Secrets during his Kimberly-Clark career.
He currently holds the position of Senior Technical Director for Global Nonwovens. Prior to his current role he served as the Director of Research and Engineering in Global Nonwovens where his team was responsible for the front-end innovation portfolio and prototyping capabilities including the pilot facilities supporting Kimberly-Clark’s various businesses. Dr. Haynes has received several awards including the Kimberly-Clark Technical Excellence Award, the 2012 Rodney D. Chipp Memorial Award from the Society of Women Engineers, and most recently he received the 2017 INDA Lifetime Technical Achievement Award. He is also an Adjunct Professor at The University of Tennessee in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering. He serves on several Industrial Advisory Boards including Materials Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology; Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Georgia; and the Nonwovens Institute at N.C. State University. He also serves on the Board of Directors as Secretary for Georgia FIRST which is a non-profit organization that supports STEM programs in Georgia.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
With more than 144 years of innovation, Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Every day, nearly a quarter of the world’s population trust K-C’s brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene and well-being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, HUGGIES, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds No. 1 or No. 2 share positions in 80 countries.
Mark A. Thornton, Vice President, The Procter & Gamble Company – Vice Chair of Planning, INDA
Mr. Mark A. Thornton received a Bachelor of Science in Pulp and Paper Science from North Carolina State University with the assistance of a Pulp and Paper merit scholarship, and an Executive MBA certificate from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management. Mr. Thornton’s career spans 27 years at Procter & Gamble with various leadership roles in Baby Care, living and working around the world in Germany (2 times), China, and Belgium. Mark has received several awards including the prestigious P&G Inspirational Leader Award, P&G CEO awards, USA and China patents, Keynote at many industry conferences such as Adhesive and Sealants, and Officer of EDANA Industry Association. He also served the community on the Board of Directors at Montgomery Nursery School, and Scoutmaster for Troop 943 in Beijing, China. Mark is married to Elizabeth (Sutton) Thornton, with two amazing sons Luke D. Thornton and Adam R. Thornton.
Mr. Mark A. Thornton currently holds the position of Vice President of North America and Latin America Baby Care Product and Consumer understanding, with a mission to continue building P&G’s long held reputation as a world leader of category growth driven by innovation. He is accelerating the way P&G delivers game-changing and sustainable products, packages, and services, leveraging collaborations with strong partners in our industry. Mark is excited to serve and advance the industry needs through INDA!
About Procter & Gamble
P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Crest®, Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Lenor®, Olay®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, SK-II®, Tide®, Vicks®, and Whisper®. The P&G community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide. Please visit https://www.pg.com for the latest news and information about P&G and its brands. For other P&G news, visit us at https://www.pg.com/news.
Barbara Lawless, VP of Sales and Marketing – Medical Products, Precision Fabrics Group, Inc. – Vice Chair of Finance, INDA
Ms. Lawless is the VP of Sales and Marketing – Medical Products for Precision Fabrics Group. She has been with PFG for over 29 years, beginning her career in product development. As the VP of Sales and Marketing – Medical Products, Ms. Lawless is responsible for sales, marketing and new product development for single-use nonwoven medical fabrics.
Precision Fabrics Group, Inc. Precision Fabrics Group is a global innovator of engineered materials & technical fabrics, providing both woven and nonwoven solutions across diverse, high-performance industries, such as aerospace, military, medical, protective garments, automotive, and many more. PFG has three manufacturing locations – Vinton, VA, Greensboro, NC and Madison, TN, with corporate offices in Greensboro.
Mike Clark, President, Filtration Solutions, Hollingsworth & Vose Company
Mike Clark is the President of the Filtration Solutions Division at Hollingsworth & Vose Company. He joined H&V in 2003 and has held a number of leadership positions in the US and Germany. Prior to his current role, Mr. Clark served as the President of the High Efficiency and Specialty Filtration Division from 2009 to 2020. Before joining H&V, Mr. Clark was a strategy consultant for 8 years working with Fortune 100 manufacturing companies. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Hollingsworth & Vose
H&V is a global manufacturer of advanced materials used in filtration, battery and industrial applications. H&V’s advanced materials contribute to a cleaner world through their use in products that provide clean air, clean liquids and energy storage. Family-owned for seven generations, the company is headquartered in East Walpole, Massachusetts. Learn more at www.hollingsworth-vose.com.
Douglas Dowdell, Manager of Innovation Strategy, GCF Marketing & Strategy, International Paper
International Paper: International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a leading global supplier of renewable fiber-based products. We produce corrugated packaging products that protect and promote goods and pulp for diapers, tissue and other personal care products that promote health and wellness. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., we employ approximately 38,000 colleagues globally. We are a key supplier to large global brands as well as smaller customers and markets around the world and we have manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, North Africa and Europe. Net sales for 2021 were $19.4 billion.
Jürgen Eizinger, Sr. Commercial Director, Nonwovens Business EU/AM/MEA, Lenzing Group
As Sr. Commercial Director, Nonwovens Business EU/AM/MEA, Jürgen Eizinger is also in charge of implementing Lenzing’s B2Me approach for the recently introduced VEOCEL™ brand with the vision to drive sustainability and circularity along the entire value chain.
Mr. Eizinger has been working with the Lenzing Group since the year 2001. During that time, he was not only located in multiple locations around the world but also had the opportunity to dive into different areas across the Lenzing Group ranging from various commercial roles to engineering and Technical Customer Service. Being part of the fiber industry for almost 20 years, he has experienced the increasing importance of sustainability related issues in convenience products such as wipes first-hand.
Lenzing Group
The Lenzing Group stands for ecologically responsible production of specialty fibers made from the renewable raw material wood. As an innovation leader, Lenzing is a partner of global textile and nonwoven manufacturers and drives many new technological developments. The Lenzing Group’s high-quality fibers form the basis for a variety of textile applications ranging from elegant ladies clothing to versatile denims and high-performance sports clothing. Due to their consistent high quality, their biodegradability and compostability Lenzing fibers are also highly suitable for hygiene products and agricultural applications.
The business model of the Lenzing Group goes far beyond that of a traditional fiber producer. Together with its customers and partners, Lenzing develops innovative products along the value chain, creating added value for consumers. The Lenzing Group strives for the efficient utilization and processing of all raw materials and offers solutions to help redirect the textile sector towards a closed-loop economy. In order to reduce the speed of global warming and to accomplish the targets of the Paris Climate Agreement and the “Green Deal” of the EU Commission, Lenzing has a clear vision: namely to make a zero-carbon future come true.
Ricardo Fasolo, Managing Vice President, Fitesa Inc.
Ricardo Fasolo is Managing Vice President for Fitesa in North America. He is responsible for all operations, sales, business development and all the P&L related activities for the region. Mr. Fasolo has been with Fitesa since 2005. During this period, he has worked on various roles from leading the supply chain management in Latin America to Sales in the USA. Prior to joining Fitesa, Mr. Fasolo was working for a Tier 1 supplier for OEM responsible for producing assisted steering gear systems.
Fitesa
Fitesa is a leader in the nonwoven fabrics industry, specializing in providing innovative fabrics for the hygiene, medical, and industrial markets. Fitesa makes Spunmelt, Carded, Airlaid, and Films and Elastics fabrics for applications in baby care, feminine hygiene, and adult incontinence, as well as medical, agricultural, and industrial products. Fitesa operates 23 plants in in 13 countries and has 5 Innovation Centers.
Neil Johnson, President, AstenJohnson
Neil Johnson is President of AJ Nonwovens, a division of AstenJohnson Holdings, a multinational private technical textiles company. AJ Nonwovens is a newly branded entity that includes Foss Performance Materials, Eagle Nonwovens, and a new greenfield site in Waco, Texas. As President, Mr. Johnson has complete responsibility for all aspects of AstenJohnson’s Nonwovens business. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Johnson regularly updates the Board of Directors on matters of strategic significance and has a proven track record of leadership and broad business experience.
Mr. Johnson has spent 33 years with AstenJohnson in a variety of roles. These include VP of business development, VPHR, and General Management. A dual US / Canadian citizen, he has lived and worked in both countries and had global leadership responsibility. Outside of work, Mr. Johnson has had experience on several boards. He has served as treasurer of a $10 million charitable foundation, served as President of the Board for a large non-profit in Charleston, SC and served on the Board of the Charleston youth hockey league. Mr. Johnson graduated from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada with a Bachelor of Commerce and an International MBA from the University of South Carolina.
AstenJohnson
Advanced Fabrics integrates our longstanding woven belt expertise with a deep manufacturing knowledge to service customers beyond the world of pulp and paper. As a global supplier to the nonwovens industry, the experts at Advanced Fabrics supply products for all web processing needs, including a full line of high performance forming, drying, conveying, dewatering and bonding fabrics.
Further, the Advanced Fabrics portfolio supplies conveyer and filtration products for many other industrial applications, such as board manufacturing, wastewater treatment, food & beverage production and mining. Marked by innovations like MonoZip seam technology, Advanced Fabrics drives manufacturing processes across industries and around the world.
Matt Koele, Director of Global Materials Development, Rockline Industries
Mr. Koele is currently the Director of Global Materials Development for Rockline Industries located at their Headquarters in Sheboygan, WI. Prior to joining Rockline in 2012, he has held several business and R&D leadership positions at both SC Johnson and Kimberly-Clark Corporation. An inventor with over 10 patents, Mr. Koele is magna cum laude graduate of Michigan Technological University in the department of Chemical Engineering.
Rockline Industries
Rockline Industries was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. It is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of coffee filters and consumer, health care, industrial and institutional wet wipes. A family-owned company, Rockline has repeatedly created first-to-market product design solutions for the wet wipe consumer and continues to provide innovative products to the nonwovens industry. Rockline employs nearly 2,500 people worldwide and has manufacturing facilities in Wisconsin, Arkansas, New Jersey, Tennessee, England and South China.
Markus Müller – Vice President Sales & Marketing – Reifenhäuser Group and Sales Director – Reicofil, Reifenhäuser GmbH & Co. KG
Markus Mueller brings to the INDA Board 35 years of experience with Reifenhauser in the nonwovens and film industries. His experience with Reifenhauser has included roles as PLC Engineer, Commissioning Engineer, Project Manager and Sales Manager. Mr. Mueller has gained extensive knowledge of the Global Hygiene and Medical nonwovens markets through his roles at Reifenhauser Reicofil. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Cologne. Mr. Mueller and his wife have two children and a dog and reside in the Cologne, Germany area.
Reifenhauser Reicofil
Reifenhäuser Reicofil is a specialist and leading global manufacturer of complete spunbond, meltblown, and composite lines which meet the highest quality requirements in hygiene, medicine, and filtration. We support you from the planning of the production line, line commissioning through to the further development of your products. We guarantee you unique quality and reliability to make you a coveted supplier for major brand owners.
Paul E. Rollin, Jr., Ph.D., Senior Principal – Global Hygiene, ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company
Paul Rollin earned his B.S. in Chemistry from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia and his Ph.D. in Polymer Science from The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. Dr. Rollin began his career with E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. developing “Flashspun” nonwoven products in the Tyvek® Business. He later would transfer from Richmond, VA to Old Hickory, TN where he provided technical support to manufacturing, as well as led product development efforts for bi-component spunmelt fibers and fabrics.
For the past 11 years, Dr. Rollin has worked for ExxonMobil in Baytown, TX. In that time, his roles and responsibilities have included developing new products based on polyolefin resins, customer development and application development. In 2018, Dr. Rollin became the Global Nonwovens Team Lead at ExxonMobil. Dr. Rollin has several patents and has contributed to the nonwovens industry for more than 24 years.
ExxonMobil Corporation
ExxonMobil Corporation and its affiliates have been contributing to the progression of Nonwovens for over 50 years. The Corporation currently supplies the Nonwovens Industry with differentiated products and application innovation through its ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company, a division which includes one of the largest chemical companies in the world and holds leadership positions in some of the largest-volume and highest-growth commodity chemical products. www.exxonmobil.com
Jodi Russell, Vice President R&D, Cleaning Innovation, Packaging & Sustainability, The Clorox Company
Jodi Russell has spent 25 years leading global innovation across multiple categories in the consumer-packaged goods industry. She began her career at P&G after graduating from the University of California, Berkeley with a B.S. Chemical Engineering, and has continued for 20 years at Clorox creating consumer-winning products in Cleaning, Foods, Litter, Trash, Natural Personal Care and Water Filtration. Ms. Russell is an innovation leader, with a proven track record of driving profitable growth, with current R&D responsibility for >$2B product portfolio including the company’s flagship Clorox Bleach™ and Clorox Disinfecting Wipes™ businesses. Ms. Russell excels in setting vision for R&D that leads to breakthroughs and collaborating with industry partners to create leading edge technology for the Clorox global portfolio.
The Clorox Company
The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) champions people to be well and thrive every single day. Its trusted brands, which include Brita®, Burt’s Bees®, Clorox®, Fresh Step®, Glad®, Hidden Valley®, Kingsford®, Liquid-Plumr®, Pine-Sol® and Rainbow Light®, can be found in about nine of 10 U.S. homes and internationally with brands such as Ajudin®, Clorinda®, Chux® and Poett®. Headquartered in Oakland, California, since 1913, Clorox was one of the first U.S. companies to integrate ESG into its business reporting, with commitments in three areas: Healthy Lives, Clean World and Thriving Communities. Visit thecloroxcompany.com to learn more.
Julie Schertell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mativ
Julie Schertell is Mativ’s President and Chief Executive Officer and serves on its Board of Directors. As the former Neenah Inc., Chief Executive Officer, she held numerous leadership positions within the company over the last 14 years, including Chief Operations Officer, Segment President of Technical Products and Fine Paper & Packaging and Vice President and General Manager of Fine Paper & Packaging.
Ms. Schertell began her career at Georgia-Pacific in 1992 as a Cost Analyst in a plant supporting Consumer Products. At Georgia Pacific, she served in several roles over her 16-year career there, all within the Consumer Products Division, including Vice President of Sales and Marketing Strategy, Vice President of Supply Chain, Director of Sales Operations and Director of Financial Planning & Analysis. Ms. Schertell graduated from Florida State University’s College of Business in 1991 with a BA in Accounting and received her MAcc degree from the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business in 1992.
Mativ
Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. With over 7,500 employees worldwide, we manufacture on four continents and generate sales in more than 100 countries. The company’s two operating segments, Advanced Technical Materials and Fiber-Based Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.
Brett Schoenberg, Sr. Product Manager, Nonwovens, Owens & Minor
Mr. Schoenberg celebrates his 22nd work anniversary with the continuum of Kimberly-Clark, Halyard Health (spin-off of K-C’s healthcare business in 2014), and now Owens & Minor who acquired Halyard’s Surgical and Infection Prevention business and the HALYARD* brand in 2018. Since Halyard’s inception in 2014, Brett’s passion for Nonwovens manufacturing emerged in product supply where he served as the category lead focused on deploying manufacturing and sourcing strategies leveraging Halyard’s vertical integration for production of PPE. Recently, Mr. Schoenberg transitioned to lead the Nonwoven Sales and Marketing platform focused on expanding O&M’s footprint into a broad array of markets including medical, hygiene and industrial applications. He earned a degree in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from North Carolina State University.
Owens & Minor
Owens & Minor, Inc., (O&M) is a Fortune 500 global healthcare solutions company integrating product manufacturing and delivery, home health supply, and perioperative services to support care through the hospital and into the home. Operating continuously since 1882 from its headquarters in Richmond, VA, Owens & Minor is a 140-year company with a legacy of innovation in medical supplies and supply chain. Today, Owens & Minor operates more than 400 facilities, serves more than 4,000 healthcare providers, with products sold in more than 90 countries across the globe. HALYARD* is O&M’s proprietary PPE brand utilizing Nonwovens produced in Lexington, NC, including spunbond, meltblown, SMS and customized laminate composites O&M sells for medical, hygiene, wipes, industrial and filtration applications.
Jeff Stafford, Vice President of Nonwovens, Textile Division, Milliken & Company
Jeff Stafford leads a large and diverse North American business team, Headquartered in Spartanburg, SC. In his current role, he manages Milliken’s automotive nonwoven, fire-retardant bedding, and other nonwoven markets with responsibilities for profit and loss and functional operations including sales, marketing, finance, and research and development.
Jeff has over 30 years of experience at Milliken, where he’s held leadership positions in manufacturing, continuous improvement, sales, and marketing. Jeff is a graduate of the University of Tennessee in Chemical Engineering
Milliken & Company
Drawing on more than 155 years of award-winning research and development, the Textile Division of American-based Milliken & Company offers a diverse portfolio of technical textiles serving a broad range of global markets, including apparel, automotive and transportation, building and infrastructure, hospitality, industrial, military, specialty interiors, and protective workwear. Focused on enhancing the performance, heightening the protection, and advancing the sustainability of fabrics, Milliken manufactures superior solutions and develops leading innovations that add value to everyday life.
We are textile innovators focused on game-changing technologies and materials that impact lives and transform industries. Learn more at textiles.milliken.com, and join us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Andrew Stocking, Ph.D., President and CEO, Principle Business Enterprises, Inc. (PBE)
Andrew Stocking joined PBE in 2017 after a career in engineering, technology, nonprofits and government. He was elevated to President and COO in 2018, then President and CEO in 2020, becoming the third-generation leader of the family-owned organization. Prior to PBE, he held a succession of roles in the private sector and within federal government offices, including the Department of Energy and Congressional Budget Office, contributing to topics such as healthcare reform, trade policy and competition. Mr. Stocking is committed to American manufacturing in the Midwest, passionate about uplifting the lives of PBE’s Customers and Associates, and actively engaged in supporting community outreach. He earned a BS in Chemical Engineering and an MS in Civil Engineering from Stanford University, and a PhD in Resource Economics from the University of Maryland. He has been an adjunct professor in Economics at the University of Maryland and is currently an adjunct professor at Bowling Green State University in the Business school.
Principle Business Enterprises, Inc. (PBE)
A family-owned business for over 60 years, PBE designs, develops and manufactures high-performance incontinence care, footwear safety and specialty absorbent products from two locations in Northwest Ohio. PBE strives to create and maintain an exceptional work environment that supports the growth and development of its Associates. Its mission is to be a principle-centered business that uplifts, enlightens and enriches the lives of those it serves, so they can live more abundantly. PBE proves this by innovating the highest-performance superabsorbent and safety products for use in hospitals, long-term and independent care facilities, clinics and in the home.
Paul Vallis, President – Filtration & Catalysis Group, Alkegen
Mr. Vallis is the President of the Filtration & Catalysis Group at Alkegen, a leading innovative specialty materials platform dedicated to sustainability and human health.
Mr. Vallis joined Alkegen (formerly Unifrax) in 2016, serving as VP – Sales and Marketing for the Environmental Materials Division focused on catalytic converter mounting mats and micro-fine glass fiber used in the emissions control, filtration media and battery separator markets. In 2021, Unifrax and Lydall came together to form Alkegen and Mr. Vallis became the President of the newly created Filtration and Catalysis Group that includes the High Efficiency Filtration, Industrial Filtration and Emissions Control Business Units.
Prior to joining Alkegen, Mr. Vallis held multiple leadership positions at automotive companies including Faurecia, Visteon and Ford Motor Company. His experience in the automotive industry includes roles in general management, business strategy and development, operations management, product design and development and process engineering.
Mr. Vallis holds a BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Rensselaer Institute of Technology, an MS Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of Michigan.
Alkegen
Alkegen is an innovation-driven leader in specialty materials focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. Alkegen has more than 60 manufacturing facilities operating in every corner of the world and employs 9,000+ employees globally.
INDA’s Executive Committee
Bryan Haynes, Ph.D., Senior Technical Director for Global Nonwovens, Kimberly-Clark Corporation – Chair, INDA
Dr. Haynes received his B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. During his graduate studies Dr. Haynes specialized in the aerodynamics and polymer processing of the meltblowing process which was funded by Exxon Chemical Company. He taught full time in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering prior to joining Kimberly-Clark Corporation as a Research Scientist in 1992. While working at Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Dr. Haynes has held various positions in research and engineering including an assignment at the Lexington Mill in North Carolina serving as the Technical Team Manager. Dr. Haynes has published several papers and has obtained 44 U.S. Patents and 16 Trade Secrets during his Kimberly-Clark career.
He currently holds the position of Senior Technical Director for Global Nonwovens. Prior to his current role he served as the Director of Research and Engineering in Global Nonwovens where his team was responsible for the front-end innovation portfolio and prototyping capabilities including the pilot facilities supporting Kimberly-Clark’s various businesses. Dr. Haynes has received several awards including the Kimberly-Clark Technical Excellence Award, the 2012 Rodney D. Chipp Memorial Award from the Society of Women Engineers, and most recently he received the 2017 INDA Lifetime Technical Achievement Award. He is also an Adjunct Professor at The University of Tennessee in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering. He serves on several Industrial Advisory Boards including Materials Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology; Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Georgia; and the Nonwovens Institute at N.C. State University. He also serves on the Board of Directors as Secretary for Georgia FIRST which is a non-profit organization that supports STEM programs in Georgia.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
With more than 144 years of innovation, Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Every day, nearly a quarter of the world’s population trust K-C’s brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene and well-being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, HUGGIES, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds No. 1 or No. 2 share positions in 80 countries.
Mark A. Thornton, Vice President, The Procter & Gamble Company – Vice Chair of Planning, INDA
Mr. Mark A. Thornton received a Bachelor of Science in Pulp and Paper Science from North Carolina State University with the assistance of a Pulp and Paper merit scholarship, and an Executive MBA certificate from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management. Mr. Thornton’s career spans 27 years at Procter & Gamble with various leadership roles in Baby Care, living and working around the world in Germany (2 times), China, and Belgium. Mark has received several awards including the prestigious P&G Inspirational Leader Award, P&G CEO awards, USA and China patents, Keynote at many industry conferences such as Adhesive and Sealants, and Officer of EDANA Industry Association. He also served the community on the Board of Directors at Montgomery Nursery School, and Scoutmaster for Troop 943 in Beijing, China. Mark is married to Elizabeth (Sutton) Thornton, with two amazing sons Luke D. Thornton and Adam R. Thornton.
Mr. Mark A. Thornton currently holds the position of Vice President of North America and Latin America Baby Care Product and Consumer understanding, with a mission to continue building P&G’s long held reputation as a world leader of category growth driven by innovation. He is accelerating the way P&G delivers game-changing and sustainable products, packages, and services, leveraging collaborations with strong partners in our industry. Mark is excited to serve and advance the industry needs through INDA!
About Procter & Gamble
P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Crest®, Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Lenor®, Olay®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, SK-II®, Tide®, Vicks®, and Whisper®. The P&G community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide. Please visit https://www.pg.com for the latest news and information about P&G and its brands. For other P&G news, visit us at https://www.pg.com/news.
Barbara Lawless, VP of Sales and Marketing – Medical Products, Precision Fabrics Group, Inc. – Vice Chair of Finance, INDA
Ms. Lawless is the VP of Sales and Marketing – Medical Products for Precision Fabrics Group. She has been with PFG for over 29 years, beginning her career in product development. As the VP of Sales and Marketing – Medical Products, Ms. Lawless is responsible for sales, marketing and new product development for single-use nonwoven medical fabrics.
Precision Fabrics Group, Inc. Precision Fabrics Group is a global innovator of engineered materials & technical fabrics, providing both woven and nonwoven solutions across diverse, high-performance industries, such as aerospace, military, medical, protective garments, automotive, and many more. PFG has three manufacturing locations – Vinton, VA, Greensboro, NC and Madison, TN, with corporate offices in Greensboro.
Paul Latten, Director of Research & Development & New Business, Southeast Nonwovens, Inc. – Executive Committee Appointee
Paul Latten is Director of Research & Development at Southeast Nonwovens, Inc. He brings to this role 25+ years’ experience in the synthetic fiber and polymer industry working in research & development, manufacturing, business analysis, sales, business development and P&L leadership. He has had senior leadership roles at Invista, Consolidated Fibers and Basofil LLC. He has also been a strong supporter of INDA and served as Chairman of the Board from 2008 to 2010. An inventor with four patents, Mr. Latten is magna cum laude graduate of North Carolina State University in the department of Textile Engineering and Science.
Southeast Nonwovens
Southeast Nonwovens is a privately held company with a 21-year history as a leading provider of independent, innovative and discreet contract research and development services for the nonwovens and paper industries. We also provide contract manufacturing and converting for small scale and specialized nonwovens. Our materials and polymer science experience has served customers across a range of industries – including hygiene, medical, insulation, filtration, battery separator, automotive, aviation, composites, building products, agriculture and more.
Robert Weilminster, EVP & General Manager, US & Canada – Health, Hygiene, and Specialties Division, Berry Global – Executive Committee Appointee
Mr. Weilminster is the EVP and General Manager, Hygiene – US & Canada for the Health, Hygiene, and Specialties Division of Berry Global. He has been with Berry Global since 1994, serving in leadership roles across Sales and Marketing, Finance, Corporate Development and Operations. Prior to Berry Global, he was CFO of Poly-Seal Corporation. Mr. Weilminster is a graduate of Loyola University, Maryland.
Berry Global
Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE:BERY), headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, is committed to its mission of ‘Always Advancing to Protect What’s Important,’ and proudly partners with its customers to provide them with value-added protective solutions that are increasingly light-weighted and easier to recycle or reuse. The Company is a leading global supplier of a broad range of innovative rigid, flexible, and nonwoven products used every day within consumer and industrial end markets. Berry, a Fortune 500 company, has over 47,000 employees and generated over $11.7 billion of net sales in fiscal 2020 from operations that span 295 locations on six continents. For additional information, visit Berry’s website at berryglobal.com.
Tom Zaiser, CEO, FiberVisions – Executive Committee Appointee
Mr. Zaiser is a Chemical Engineering graduate from the University of Delaware with more than 35 years of experience in the Chemical Industry. Mr. Zaiser began his career with Hercules Incorporated in the Pulp & Paper Industry, holding a number of senior positions within Hercules before joining FiberVisions in 2005 as President & General Manager of ES FiberVisions, a 50/50 joint venture between FiberVisions and JNC of Japan in the area of Bicomponent fibers. Mr. Zaiser was appointed Chief Marketing Officer of FiberVisions after it was acquired by Indorama Ventures PCL in 2012. Since 2014, Mr. Zaiser has served as the CEO of FiberVisions and the COO of ES FiberVisions.
FiberVisions
FiberVisions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, and is the global leader in developing, manufacturing and marketing polypropylene staple fibers for the Hygiene industry. ES FiberVisions, a joint venture with Japanese company JNC, is the world’s leading supplier of polyolefin bicomponent fibers. FiberVisions operates plants in the US, Denmark, and China; while ES FiberVisions operates plants in China and Thailand and is supported by additional JNC plants in China and Japan. FiberVisions has been in the synthetic fibers business for more than 50 years and prides itself on using proprietary technology and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities to supply innovative products to customers in industries such as hygiene, textiles, automotive and construction.
