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B&O hires textile specialist from Polartec

26/08/2014
Workwear-focused textile producer Brand & Oppenheimer has hired Lizz Gillcrist from Polartec as its business development and marketing manager for protective fabrics.

At Polartec, she worked as product specialist in the advanced concepts group and has previously held roles at the Stride Rite Corporation.

“We are confident that Lizz’s brand management experience, enthusiasm and working knowledge of fabrics and garments will enable us to better serve our customers,” said Dan Pezold, CEO of Red Bank-based B&O.

She will be responsible for creating new protective fabric segments, expanding the segment globally, as well as educating distributors and end-users on fire-resistant fabrics.



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