INDA Names Pitt New Marketing Director

Executive joins from Stanley Black & Decker to lead association's marketing effort

CARY, NC — June 7, 2011 — INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has named Philip Pitt as its new Marketing Director, responsible for overseeing the association’s marketing and public relations efforts.

Phil Pitt, formerly of Stanley Security Solutions, Nicholasville, KY, a division of Stanley Black & Decker, has been in charge of driving new product development and leading brand/marketing strategy from concept to product launch for that company since 2003.

“We are pleased to add a person with Phil's business, marketing and management expertise to our team here at INDA,” says INDA President Rory Holmes, “Phil Pitt brings with him the experience and enthusiasm needed for such a key position as our association redefines and develops the marketing and communications strategy that will lead us and our members into the future.”

“I am excited about the challenges ahead at INDA and I look forward to working with such an excellent staff and members to continue INDA’s role as the leading worldwide trade association for the nonwovens and engineered fabrics industry,” says Phil Pitt.

In addition to his position at Stanley Security Solutions, Pitt has held sales and marketing positions at Prudential DeMovellan Real Estate, Lexington, Kentucky; Source Technologies, Charlotte, North Carolina; and at Lexmark International, Lexington, Kentucky.

He has a Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) from Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia and a Bachelors of Arts/BBA Marketing from Kennesaw State University, Marietta, Georgia.

INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, is based in Cary, North Carolina and is the leading global trade association representing the nonwoven fabrics industry since 1968. INDA is well-known worldwide as a show organizer and its IDEA, International Engineered Fabrics Conference and Exposition, is the key North American trade event and is held every three years.

For more information: www.inda.org, Phil Pitt, Marketing Director, (919) 233-1210 ext. 117, ppitt@inda.org