CARY, NC — March 21, 2007 — Steve Ogle, a long-time veteran of the nonwovens and technical textiles industry, will join INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, as its new Technical Director.

Ogle replaces Cos Camelio, who is retiring in June after six years as Technical Director of the association. Ogle will join INDA prior to the IDEA07 International Engineered Fabrics Exposition and Conference, April 24-26, 2007 in Miami Beach, Fla.

Ogle joins the association from Leggett & Platt, Inc., Nashville, TN where he most recently served as Vice President-Research and Development since 1997. Prior to that he spent 10 years in L&P’s nonwoven manufacturing division, where his responsibilities included managing the new testing/research lab for L&P’s nonwoven manufacturing division, establishing and managing the company’s QC programs  and coordinating intellectual property activities working with outside and in-house council.

Ogle has Associate & Bachelor degrees from Missouri Southern State College, Joplin, MO; and Post Graduate studies in Human Resource Development from Pittsburgh State University, Pittsburgh, KS.

“INDA is very fortunate to be able to add an executive of Steve’s caliber and experience to a key position on our staff,” said INDA President Rory Holmes. “As Technical Director, Steve will be in a position to facilitate our industry’s technical growth as well as to interact with companies and associations around the world in our increasingly global business.”

Holmes added that Ogle will have some big shoes to fill as he replaces the retiring Cos Camelio. “Cos has been a tremendous asset for our association and its members in his six years as Technical Director and his knowledge, leadership and personality will be missed. We wish him luck in his retirement.”

In his new position, Ogle will be responsible for directing the association’s technical efforts, working with INDA member companies on technical issues, coordinate research and testing methods with various associations and organizations around the world, and managing the Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics (JEFF), the association’s research journal that is published together with TAPPI, The Fiber Society and AATCC.

Ogle is anticipating working to further the association’s and the industry’s technical direction. “New technology drives the global nonwovens and technical textiles industry and INDA has always been a guiding force in this growth in terms of global standards and publishing of research,” he said. “I look forward to this challenge and to playing a part of our industry’s future.”