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INDA’s Board of Directors

Mark A. Thornton, Vice President, The Procter & Gamble Company – Chair

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

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.

About 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.

Bryan Haynes, Ph.D., Senior Technical Director for Global Nonwovens, Kimberly-Clark Corporation – Past Chair

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.

About 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.

Ginny Casstevens, Director of Sales – North America,
Fibertex Nonwovens, Inc.

Ginny excels in developing, growing, and managing global nonwoven platforms across technologies such as spunlace, spunbond, chem bond, needlepunch, and thermal bond. With broad experience in cotton and other natural fibers, Ginny is committed to advancing safe and sustainable solutions for all nonwoven applications. Her overall success is built on fostering trust-based relationships and consistently delivering results that are mutually beneficial to those she supports. An active industry leader, Ginny served on the WOW Committee (2006–2014) and the Hygienix Committee (2014–2022). She resides in Florence, SC, with her husband and daughter. Ginny and her family are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Florence and The Florence Country Club. Golfing, beaching, and cooking are her favorite pastimes.

About Fibertex Nonwovens, Inc.

Recognized by brands, private label manufacturers and retailers as the sustainable nonwovens manufacturer of choice, Fibertex Nonwovens, Inc. produces premium spunlace and needlepunch products for baby, home, personal care and technical wipe applications. Our North American business is supported by two manufacturing sites in the US; (1) Ingleside, Illinois (needlepunch) and Gray Court, South Carolina (spunlace and needlepunch). Fibertex Nonwovens is 100% owned by Schouw & Co. and is headquartered in Aalborg where the business was founded in 1968. Production facilities are located in Denmark, France, the Czech Republic, Turkey, the USA, South Africa and Brazil as well as sales o􀆯ices in France, Portugal, Spain, China and India. Fibertex has more than 1000 employees.

Douglas Dowdell, Manager of Innovation Strategy, GCF Marketing & Strategy, International Paper

About 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.

Jaren J. Edwards, President, Stein Fibers

Jaren Edwards has established himself as a prominent figure in the textile industry, drawing inspiration from his family’s roots in the Concord, NC textile mills. Entering North Carolina State University, he was named the Fieldcrest Cannon Scholarship recipient. Graduating Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Textile Engineering in 1996, Mr. Edwards embarked on his professional journey as a Sales Representative at Stein Fibers.

His career progression was marked by significant milestones, beginning with his elevation to Vice President of Sales in 2009. In this role, he spearheaded the transformation of the sales team from a traditional approach to one focused on progressive business development and profit generation, both domestically and internationally. In 2021, Mr. Edwards’ leadership prowess led to his promotion to President of Stein Fibers, where he now guides the company through the transition from a founder-owned business to a rapidly advancing private equity portfolio company. Mr. Edwards leads by example sharing the same core principles as the business, embracing values such as integrity, consistency, accountability, respect, and empowerment.

Currently, Mr. Edwards holds a position on the 2024 Board of Directors for INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry.

He co-founded Studio 73 Dance alongside his wife, Michele Benton Edwards, whom he has been married for 25 years. They have two children: Finley, a senior at the University of South Carolina, and Easton, who is set to attend North Carolina State University.

Mr. Edwards continues to show his dedication to honoring the past but will prove to be a catalyst for the future of the textile industry.

About Stein Fibers

Stein Fibers, Ltd. has a straightforward mission: to meet our customers’ fiber requirements by combining the most extensive in-stock product offerings in the marketplace with unsurpassed responsiveness. Now in our 5th decade, we are among the largest suppliers and producers of Polyester Fiberfill and Nonwoven Fibers in North America, with annual shipments exceeding 500 million pounds.

As a customer-oriented company, Stein Fibers, Ltd. focuses on efficient logistics and excellent sales support. Based on these qualities, we have developed long term personal relationships by consistently leveraging our network to support our clients’ needs. With global sourcing strategies, long-term relationships, contacts to overseas suppliers, and domestic production facilities, Stein Fibers, Ltd. is a distributor of polyester as well as a domestic producer with a green focus.

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.

About 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.

Aleksandra Kruszewska, Director R&D Business Development
Reckitt

Aleksandra Kruszewska holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the Warsaw University in Poland and has completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the Imperial College of London, UK.

Her research on synthesis of novel bioactive products, including antibiotics or therapeutic agents for the detection and treatment of cancer has been published in numerous peer-reviewed scientifical papers as well as presented in multiple conferences. Aleksandra joined Reckitt in 2007 and in 2013 moved to the US. She held different positions in the organization within regulatory and research & development departments. Since 2018 she leads amongst other disinfecting wipes development. She is focused on driving research programs in germ protection, promoting modern technologies in the development strategies (modeling, AI precursors). She managed to launch first branded 100% cellulosic-based wipes in EU and US, played instrumental role in 300% business growth including pioneering brand attainment of 1^st EPA-approved product effective against COVID-19. Her work was recognized by external marketing organization (Lysol Plan Based Disinfecting Wipes awarded Product of the Year in 2022).

About Reckitt

Reckitt is a global purpose-led company with 43k+ employees across 60+ countries. Company mission is to heal and nurture in a relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. Reckitt is proud to have a stable of trusted household brands found in households in more than 190 countries. These include Enfamil, Nutramigen, Nurofen, Strepsils, Gaviscon, Mucinex, Durex, Scholl, Clearasil, Lysol, Dettol, Veet, Harpic, Cillit Bang, Mortein, Finish, Vanish, Calgon, Woolite, Air Wick and more. 20 million Reckitt products a day are bought by consumers globally. Reckitt’s passion to put consumers and people first, to seek out new opportunities, to strive for excellence in all that we do, and to build shared success with all our partners, while doing the right thing, always is what guides the work of our 40,000+ diverse and talented colleagues worldwide.

Neil Johnson, President, AJ Nonwovens

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.

About AJ Nonwovens

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.

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.

About ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company

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

Patricia A Sargeant, Vice President, Glatfelter Corporation

Ms. Patricia A. Sargeant earned a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Business Management Certification from the University of Ottawa (Canada) and completed the international executive education program at the INSEAD Business School in Fontainebleau, France. She is a native of Canada and has lived across the globe in the U.S, and Europe. Ms. Sargeant is conversant in French and English.

She has over 20 years of technical and global commercial experience within the paper machine manufacturing industry and currently holds the position of Vice President, Global Sales and Customer Service at Glatfelter. She is also a member of the Senior Executive Team. During her tenure at Glatfelter, Ms. Sargeant has partnered with the Innovation, Sales and Operations teams to develop and successfully execute a comprehensive new business development strategy. In addition to identifying and cultivating new strategic sales opportunities, she has also provided leadership for key strategic negotiations, as well as oversight to the Airlaid Materials’ marketing and global product management capabilities and has led a high performing commercial team that forges strong customer relationships and delivers world class customer service around the globe. Ms. Sargeant is excited to join the INDA board to serve and further advance industry interests in partnership with this important organization.

About Glatfelter

Glatfelter is a leading global supplier of engineered materials with a strong focus on innovation and sustainability. The Company’s high-quality, technology-driven, innovative, and customizable nonwovens solutions can be found in products that are Enhancing Everyday Life®. These include personal care and hygiene products, food and beverage filtration, critical cleaning products, medical and personal protection, packaging products, as well as home improvement and industrial applications.

Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, the Company’s 2022 revenue was $1.5 billion with approximately 3,250 employees worldwide. Glatfelter’s operations utilize a variety of manufacturing technologies including airlaid, wetlaid and spunlace with fifteen manufacturing sites located in the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Philippines. The Company has sales offices in all major geographies serving customers under the Glatfelter and Sontara® brands. Additional information about the Company may be found at www.glatfelter.com.

Bart Sistrunk, Vice President of Sales, Mativ

Following four years of service as an Officer in the U.S. Army, Bart Sistrunk’s 20+ year corporate career has been focused on all avenues of increasing and accelerating growth. In his current role as Vice President of Sales at Mativ, his ongoing work synergizes a large, global footprint of varying technologies to create an unmatched total value proposition for two rapidly consolidating global industries.

Mr. Sistrunk’s early days of managing a $7 million plastic packaging sales territory taught him the intricacies of building mutually beneficial partnerships with customers, resulting in growth rates that tripled the company average, and his receipt of the “New Salesperson of the Year” award.

Team leadership in Product Management and New Product Development helped Mr. Sistrunk learn how to identify product line expansion opportunities for accelerating growth and creating a sustainable competitive advantage. The successful launch of multiple new high-margin products during his tenure provided a 260% increase in new product sales.

Marketing leadership expanded Mr. Sistrunk’s ability to plan for success in the short, medium, and long term by exploiting rapidly changing market dynamics and leveraging industry mega-trends. As a Financial leader, he analyzed competitive trends to develop business-specific pricing strategies that simultaneously grew the company’s top and bottom lines.

Mr. Sistrunk has a diverse combination of leadership experiences across multiple functional areas. These experiences significantly enhance his ability to serve as a cross-functional team leader and also increase his understanding of how to fully leverage the value that each functional area can contribute to the growth acceleration process.

Mr. Sistrunk’s prior roles included: General Manager/Vice President, Mativ; Commercial Director, SWM International; Business Development Manager, Berry Plastics; Manager of Pricing, Berry Plastics; and Director of Marketing, Berry Plastics.

Mr. Sistrunk received his BBA in Marketing from the University of Mississippi and his MBA, Finance and Consulting from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management.

About 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.

Mark Tumelty, Senior Vice President and General Manager
Nice-Pak Products, Inc.

As Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mark leads category-driven strategies to promote customer-centric growth and profitability at Nice-Pak. Mark oversees a diverse portfolio, including baby, personal care and facial categories, as well as Nice-Pak’s brand offerings and new ventures. Before joining Nice-Pak, Mark spent 17 years at the Campbell Company serving in numerous brand management, marketing and sales roles. He led businesses across many categories including Soup & Broth, Beverages, Baby, and Italian Sauce. Mark holds an MBA from Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina and a BA in Sports Management from the University of Richmond, where he minored in Leadership Studies and Business Administration. Mark and his wife Kathryn have three children and live in New Jersey, where they spend much of their free time watching youth sports.

About Nice-Pak

Headquartered in Pearl River, NY, Nice-Pak is a leading global producer of wet wipes on behalf of distinguished retailers and brand owners. Nice-Pak is the innovator behind many renowned wet wipe firsts, such as the original Wet-Nap® for foodservice; the first alcohol swab; the first resealable baby wipes travel pack, the first dispersible wipe made with plant-based materials, and the first flushable wet wipe that breaks apart five times faster than the leading toilet paper. Nice-Pak employs approximately 2,000 people in the US and the UK.

Mariagiovanna Ramini Vetere, Vice President Sustainability and Public Affairs, NatureWorks

As NatureWorks Vice President Sustainability and Public Affairs, Mariagiovanna represents the company in public and legislative affairs and oversees the sustainability activities. Her responsibilities include Government relations, product Circular Economy options, feedstock and biomass sustainability aspects, bioeconomy and interface with relevant industry associations and external stakeholders. Mariagiovanna manages an extensive network and relationships with Industry associations, Brand Owners associations and NGOs; she has practical experience in how the legislative process is implemented both in EU and USA. Mariagiovanna brings a strong background well suited to this space, having spent 10 years at Corepla, the Italian PRO for Plastics Packaging Collection, Recycling and Recovery, where she gained competence in EPR – Extended Producer Responsibility. Her previous experience is with consulting company KPMG where she was focused on Business Process Reengineering. Mariagiovanna holds master’s degrees in philosophy and in economics.

About NatureWorks

NatureWorks is an advanced materials company offering a broad portfolio of biopolymers and biochemicals made from renewable resources. With performance and economics that compete with oil-based materials, naturally advanced Ingeo™ biomaterials are valued for their unique functional properties and used in products from Packaging, fibers, coffee capsules and appliances to tea bags and 3D printing filament. NatureWorks is jointly owned by Thailand’s largest ASEAN leading integrated petrochemical and refining company, GC, and Cargill, which provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world.

Paul Wood, President, Ontex North America

Paul Wood joined the Executive Committee of Ontex in the new role of President North America, on April 1st, 2023. Paul brings a vast experience of general management and commercial leadership having worked for several large fast-moving consumer goods companies including Frito Lay, Heinz, Samsung and most recently as the Chief Commercial Officer for Church & Dwight. Paul has an intimate knowledge of the US marketplace including consumer trends, retailer insights and emerging go-to-market strategies, all of which are key to unlocking growth potential in North America. Paul received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas and a master’s degree from Webster University. He resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Ontex

Ontex is a leading international developer and producer of hygienic products and solutions for retailers and healthcare, with expertise in baby care, feminine care and adult care. Ontex’s innovative products are distributed in around 100 countries through leading retailer brands, lifestyle brands and Ontex brands.

Employing some 7,500 people all over the world, Ontex has a presence in 20 countries, with its headquarters in Aalst, Belgium. Ontex is listed on Euronext Brussels and is part of the Bel Mid®. To keep up with the latest news, visit ontex.com or follow Ontex on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

INDA’s Executive Committee

Mark A. Thornton, Vice President, The Procter & Gamble Company – Chair

About Procter & Gamble

Barbara Lawless, VP of Sales and Marketing – Medical Products, Precision Fabrics Group, Inc. – Vice Chair

About Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.

Bryan Haynes, Ph.D., Senior Technical Director for Global Nonwovens, Kimberly-Clark Corporation – Past Chair

About Kimberly-Clark Corporation

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.

About Hollingsworth & Vose Company

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.

Jodi Russell, Vice President R&D, Cleaning Innovation, Packaging & Sustainability, The Clorox Company – Executive Committee Appointee

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.

About 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.

Jeff Stafford, Vice President of Nonwovens, Textile Division, Milliken & Company – Executive Committee Appointee

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

About 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.

Robert Weilminster, EVP & General Manager, US & Canada – Health, Hygiene, and Specialties Division, Magnera – 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.

About Magnera

Magnera Corporation (NYSE: MAGN) was formed from the spinoff and merger of Berry Global Inc.’s Health, Hygiene and Specialties Global Nonwovens and Films Business with Glatfelter Corporation. The combined company serves 1,000+ customers worldwide, offering a wide range of products, including components for absorbent hygiene products, protective apparel, wipes, specialty building and construction products, and products serving the food and beverage industry.

Magnera’s purpose is to better the world with new possibilities made real. For more than 160 years, the company has delivered the material solutions their partners need to thrive. Through economic upheaval, global pandemics and changing end-user needs, we have consistently found ways to solve problems and exceed expectations. The distinct scale and comprehensive portfolio of products brings customers more materials and choices. With a combined legacy of resilience, Magnera builds personal partnerships that withstand an ever-changing world.

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