Career moves

Manufacturers

FRUIT OF THE LOOM INC. John J. Ray III from vice president, general counsel and secretary to chief administrative officer; Al Berry from director of manufacturing, American Camper, to general manager, Greenville, MS, manufacturing facility; George Fields from director of manufacturing, CMI Industries, to general manager, Martin Mills, LA, manufacturing facility; Dale Halliwell from general manager of the fabrics division, VF Corp., to general manager, Harlingen, TX, manufacturing facility; Juan Carlos Ibanez from director of global sourcing, underwear division, Sara Lee Corp., to vice president of turnkey sourcing; John Matthews from vice president of distribution, Schein Pharmaceuticals, to vice president of distribution/transportation; Richard Medlin from senior vice president of manufacturing, NRB Industries, to vice president of textile manufacturing; Gregory Morasch from distribution and traffic manager, RSI Corp., to director of distribution; Gregory Plummer from director of corporate accounts, Kayser R oth, to vice president of field sales; Linda Thompson from vice president of human resources for global operations, Hasbro, to vice president of human resources.

KELLWOOD CO. Caren Belair from president of dresses and children's wear, Fritzi California Inc. subsidiary, to CEO of the Fritzi subsidiary; Boo Thayer Gemes from senior account manager, KGR, to vice president of sales and merchandising, Robert Scott/David Brooks division; Laura N. Vazquez from vice president of merchandising and design, Brave New Knitworld, to executive vice president of merchandising and design, Goodman Group East division.

LIZ CLAIBORNE INC. Angela Ahrendts to group president in charge of Lucky Brand Dungarees and Laundry divisions; Glenn McMahon from executive vice president, sales and marketing, Giorgio Armani Women's, to president, Kenneth Cole New York, women's; Maureen McBride from director of merchandising, The Disney Stores Inc., to vice president of retail and e-commerce, Lucky Brand Dungarees.

POLO RALPH LAUREN. Doug Williams from president of global licensing and new business development to group president, international business; Nancy Vignola from senior vice president, home furnishings design, to president, product licensing group; Alfredo Paredes from senior vice president of creative services and Polo store development to senior vice president of home collection design, creative services and Polo store development.

RUSSELL CORP. Jack Smith from project manager for retail collections, Cross Creek Apparel Inc. division, to senior product manager, Cross Creek brand.

SPORTIF USA. Jennifer Kirsch to merchandising manager; Martin Moss from operations supervisor, America West Airlines, to sales and customer service manager.

SUPERIOR UNIFORM GROUP INC. Janine Garverick and Rick Shockley to sales positions, Louisiana and southern Mississippi area.

TULTEX CORP. Anthony "Tony" Pichirallo from vice president of sales to executive vice president, sales and marketing; John Box from vice president of marketing, Tultex's Track Gear subsidiary, to marketing director.

Vendors

DURKOPP ADLER AMERICA. In the material handling division, Allyn W. Perkins to general manager; Turner Foster to manager, software and electrical applications; Mike Stevens to manager, mechanical design and installations; E. Lanier Bone to sales engineer; Jennifer Schmidt to office manager.

ELLIS CORP. Gary Davis to sales manager, Wastewater Products Division.

FIFIELD INC. Brenda Dragonne to business development director, Latin America; Raymond Ng to business development director, Asia; Andrea Piccerini to director of quality assurance.

GERBER TECHNOLOGY INC. Warren Hartenstine from president and CEO, Kannegiesser, to regional sales manager, western North American region.

JBA INTERNATIONAL. Paul Eastwood from director of marketing to vice president of marketing, the Americas; Keith Smith from director of customer service to vice president of customer relations, JBA Americas.

NETWORK SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL. Phillip W. Tucker from vice president of manufacturing, blank and throw division, Pillowtex Corp., to vice president of consulting services.

PAXAR CORP. Joan Schroeder to vice president of supply management.

Career Moves Extra

assyst Taps Ludolph to Direct North American Operations

assyst Automation Software and Systems GmbH has appointed Rick Ludolph as president of assyst Inc., in charge of directing the company's North American operations.

Ludolph, who has more than 27 years of experience in the sewn products industry, most recently served as vice president of marketing for Lectra Systems Inc.

A global supplier of CAD/CAM and supply chain management solutions, assyst recently acquired the Bullmer cutting machine business. The firm's North American headquarters are in Research Triangle Park, NC. Ludolph will be based in Atlanta, GA.

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