The Textile Institute elects president and chairman
Andreas Weber has been unanimously voted global president of The Textile Institute by the organisation members. The vote took place at an annual general meeting on May 10, which marked the institute’s 100th birthday.
Mr Weber is senior vice president sales, marketing and parts, and a member of the board at SwissTex Winterthur AG. Following the announcement, he said: “I am extremely pleased to have received the trust of the council and members of The Textile Institute on being elected the 54th world president and being the third Swiss coming in to this role.”
During the same meeting, John Wilson, deputy chairman of UKFT was appointed chairman of the institute. Touching upon this, Mr Weber said: “I was told that my role as a world president is rather an ambassadorial one which I will aim to fulfil alongside my duties at SwissTex. However, I also trust The Textile Institute has in Mr John Wilson the most capable and experienced person to lead the operative tasks and duties required within our organisation together with the experienced staff at the international headquarters in Manchester [UK]. This year is a very special and important year for The Textile Institute, one in which we aim to portray the industry as youthful, sustainable and long lasting.”
To mark the anniversary, the institute will organise a series of special events culminating in its World Conference, which will take place in Manchester in November, immediately followed by a parliamentary lunch at the Houses of Parliament in London.
