Apparel Summit of the Americas November 27 – 29, 2-18 San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Registered Attendees
AAPNetwork Sue Strickland, Executive Director Mike Todaro, Managing Director Marie Koury
adidas Roberto Hernandez, Dir Central America Operations
Agencia Fesmar S.A. Felix Mahomar Jr., Sales
AHM (Asociacion Hondurena de Maquiladores) | Silver Sponsor Mario Canahuati, President/Chairman Maria Bennaton, Projects Coordinator
Alvanon Ed Gribbin, Senior Advisor AAPN Board of Directors Fred Magner, Regional Director, Americas
American & Efird AAPN Corporate Partner Robert Hallett, VP Global Retail Solutions Alfredo Romo, Global Retail Solutions Manager
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Antex Knitting Mills Daniel Tenenblatt, VP Bill Tenenblatt Anna MacMassey, VP Merchandising & Design
Applied DNA Sciences | Gold Sponsor Wayne Buchen, Vice President of Strategic Sales John Shearman, Executive Director, Marketing
Avery Dennison | Gold Sponsor AAPN Strategic Partner Danelia Caceres, Factory Sales Alex Donaldson, General Manager - Americas Ana Cervantes, Supply Chain Manager Alejandro Mayorga, Commercial Director Central America Ziuky Soto, Account Manager Maria Knausel, Regional Account Manager
Buhler Quality Yarns David Sasso, VP of Sales AAPN Executive Committee
Bureau Veritas CPS Mariela Andrade, Sales Representative Elisa Marquez, Customer Service Honduras
CAMTEX - El Salvador Patricia Figueroa, Director Ejecutivo Mauricio Rodriguez, Technical Manager
Caracol Knits Daniel Facusse, Presidente
Carolina Cotton Works Bryan Ashby, Vice President
Carter's Lynsey Jones, Sr. Director of Operations & Western Hemisphere Strategy
Ceiba Textiles Walter Luna, Gerente General P a g e 2 | 14
Coats Global Services Eva Rivadeneyra, GSD LATAM Manager
Coats | Gold Sponsor AAPN Corporate Partne Maximo Acosta, Technical Services Manager Dunia Chinchilla, Sales Representative Wendy Velasquez, Business Manager Mildred Aquino, Sales Representative, Guatemala Thread Company Michael Beerkens, Sales Director Global Accts Sid Howard, SVP Hugo Rojas, Brand Development Global Accounts Brittany Yokley, Sales Coordinator, Global Accounts North America
Colormax Systems, S.A Carlos Ortiz, Sales Director
ColorZen Jennifer Higgins, VP, Business Development
Contempora Fabrics Inc Ron Roach, President AAPN Board of Directors Alex Whitley, VP of Sales
Coolcore LLC Scott McQuade, VP Global Strategic Partnerships
Cotton USA Sourcing Program Floribeth Gonzalez-Schuyler, Regional Mgr - Mexico, Central America & Caribbean Nicohol Pepper, Regional Coordinator
Crowley | Silver Sponsor Jessica Escoto, Regional Apparel Manager Jorge Estevez, Vice President, Commercial Claudia Kattan, Vice President Central America & Panama Miguel Artiga, VP Central America Don Hire, Director Business Development Jose Quinteros, Director Sales Jacquelyn Gonsalez, VP, Apparel & Retail Business Development
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CS America In Tae Joo, President/CEO
CS Central America SA de CV Esteban Jhoung, Senior VP
Custom Outfitters LLC Sam Waksman, President
Customized Brokers Katarina Holecek, Director of Business Development
Customs & Trade Services / Taggart International Ltd. Reinaldo Rodriguez, Executive Vice President
Darlington Fabrics Steve Perry, SVP
Datacolor Dustin Bowersox, Market Manager, Textiles & Apparel
Datatex Shannon McCarthy, Vice President of Business Development - Americas
Delta Apparel Inc Shirley Cook, Director of Procurement
DeSales Trading Company Michael Murray, Vice President
Dick's Sporting Goods Alessandra Basso, Director of Strategic Sourcing Surendra Parachuru, Sr. Manager Sourcing - Americas
Duramas S.A DE C.V Jaime Campos, General Manager
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e.dye Ltd Jim Chi, Vice President, Marketing and Sales
e.dye Waterless Color System Michael Murphy, Sales & Marketing
Elcatex (Elasticos CentroAmericanos y Textiles SA de CV) Jesus Canahuati, CEO Jesus Emilio Canahuati, Manager
Everest Textile USA LLC Veronica Yeh, Sales Person Roxanne Chu, Merchandise Manager Marketing Courtney Cruzan, Business Development Manager - Fabric & Garment Brando Hsu, Sales Chief Doris Lee, VP of R&D Joe Chen, R&D Printing Manager
EXCEL PRODUCTS, INC. Philip Patrick, President
Fanatics, Inc. Homer Maximo, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing
Fast React Systems Oscar Gonzalez, Agent for Mexico/Central America Gary Thompson, Chief Operating Officer
Finotex | Silver Sponsor Carlos Alvarado, General Manager - Honduras Janine Hachem, Sales Manager William Yidi, VP Sales & Marketing
Frontier Spinning Mills John Garris, III, VP of International Sales
Fruit of the Loom Omar Lozano, General Manager
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Fuze Biotech Andrew Peterson, CTO
Game Time Fabrics / Hornwood, Inc. Paul Celona, Sales Executive
George C Moore Co. Elisa Torres, Marketing & Innovation Manager Andrew Dreher, Division President
Gerber Technology | Silver Sponsor Jorge DeLeon, Vice President Sales & Service Latin America
Gildan Pietro Filato, CFO - Manufacturing Rodolfo Lopez Gonzales, Vicepresidente de Operaciones
Grupo Karims | Silver Sponsor Yusuf Amdani, President Adrian Hernandez, GK President Yarn Division Diana Montenegro, Marketing & New Development Manager
Grupo SG Keny Villalta, Key Accountant El Salvador
Grupo Providencia Giancarlo Calva, Special Projects Management
GT Nexus Commerce Network AAPN Corporate Partner Kurt Cavano, SVP & GM AAPN Executive Committee
Guilford Performance Textiles Lindsay Money, Sales Acct Mgr
Guru Knits Aaron Tavdi, VP, Guru Knits
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Haggar Clothing Company Anthony Anzovino, Chief Sourcing & Merchandising Officer AAPN President & Executive Committee Paulina Loyo, Social Compliance Manager
Highland Apparel of Honduras LLC Emanuel Moniz, Owner
Hilos A&E de Honduras Javier Vega, Country Manager
Huntsman International LLC | Gold Sponsor Rommel Montenegro, Sales Leader, Honduras Brook Swinston, Commercial Director, Americas Craig White, Global Marketing Director
Hyosung USA Hal Martens, Sales Manager Deborah Richert, NA West Marketing Manager - Textiles
IDB Invest Mariana Coello Paz, Investment Officer
Impactiva S de RL Joseph Mellaci, VP Business Development Americas
Indiana Knitwear Greg Dorf, Director of Global Sales
Industrias Merlet S.A. de C.V. David Cahen, CEO Jose Bernardo Ortiz, COO
Industrias Pacer Alejandro Canahuati, Assistant General Manager
Interloop North America Shelley Rider, President
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Intradeco Apparel Jorge Dardano, Sales & Planning Manager Luis Marquina, Chief Operating Officer Jaime Miguel, CEO Felix Siman, Chairman
Jockey International, Inc. Wilmer Calderon, Consultant Dilshan De Silva, Sr. Manager Western Hemisphere Sourcing, Global Communications & Product Integrity Randy Schelling, Director, Materials Production & Quality
Kattan Group (aka PROTEXSA) Jacobo Kattan, General Manager Jacobo Kattan, CEO
Keer America Corporation Richard Miller, Sales Manager
Kluber Lubrication Charles Poston, Market Manager-Textiles
Kohl's Joe Cuervo, Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager – Materials AAPN Board of Directors
Lectra Herbert Baiza, Account Director Central America
Lenzing David Adkins, Sales Director Americas
Macy’s Laurene Gandolfo, EVP Jana Van'tGroenewout, VP- PRODUCT
Magna Colours Ltd Ivan Cossio, Sales Manager
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Milliken & Company Travis Greer, Business Development Director
Monarch Knitting Machinery Kevin Mcclure, Technical Services Manager Craig Pernick, President
MT Textil Carlos Mancilla, Sales VP Roberto Zaid, CEO
Navis TubeTex Will Motchar, President/CEO
Neenah Coldenhove Eddie Umana, Account Manager Central America Gijsbert Harmsen, Senior Sales Executive
Nemtex SA de CV Francisco Miguel Reinhardt, CEO Fernando Vinazco, Production Manager
Parkdale Charles Heilig, President & CEO Andy Long, VP Sales & Marketing - SpunLab Daniel G. Morrison, VP of International Sales & Major Accounts
Pettenati Centro America S.A. de C.V. Ricardo Pettenati, CEO Francesco Pilenga, Director of Operations
Pinehurst Manufacturing Jason Williams, Finance Manager Justin Jones, CEO Scott Miller, Operations Manager Ingrid Murillo, Manager Manufacturing Excellence
Pmgtec Trading GmbH Paolo Marco Grosso, Managing Director
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Port Everglades Robert Barcelo, Senior Manager, Business Development
Pride Manufacturing Steve Hawkins, CEO
Pride Performance Arshad Amdani, VP de operaciones y ventas
Printcraft | Silver Sponsor Mike Smith, General Manager Marvin Smith, CEO Nelson Sotello, Regional Sales Manager
Production Department Mark Gitomer, President
r-pac International Corp Sergio Larios, Regional Managing Director, Central American & Caribbean
SAE-A Trading Yong wan Lee, Director Sungmi Moon, Executive Director
SanMar Corp Renton Leversedge, Chief Revenue Officer Jorge Colindres, General Manager - Americas Lori Johnson, Strategic Sourcing Jeremy Lott, President Pat Noonan, Chief Product Officer
Sealand | Silver Sponsor Alfredo Di Palma, Cluster Top Michelle Martinez, Strategic Project Manager Hady Jawhar, Strategic Project Manager
Sensient Technologies Miguel Tanure, Sales Regional Manager
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SOURCING at MAGIC Bob Berg, Senior Sales Manager Chris Bryer, Retail Relations Leader
Southern Textile Network Fernando Badiola Ricardo Gomez, Production Manager
Stretchline Central America Anthony Colley, CEO Adam Collier, CEO, Western Hemispher Kirby McKenzie, VP Sales
Stretchline Holdings Limited John Crisco, VP Sales & New Business Development
Superior Glove Works Edward Galo, Plant Manager Tony Geng, President Scott Grant, Vendor Manager
Supertex Eduardo Herrera, President Andres Patino, Business Development Director
Swisstex Direct LLC Keith Dartley, President
Taiwan Textile Federation Judy Yang, Vice President
Target Karen Epple, Director, Fabric Sourcing AAPN Board of Directors Brittany Walker, Sr. Sourcing Manager
Tegra Global LLC | Silver Sponsor Steve Cochran, CEO Pamela DeNichilo, Chief Product Development & Innovation Officer Trisha Earls, Chief People, Legal & Compliance Officer
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Ed Groce, Chief Customer Officer Mike Kovacich, CFO Dan Marous, COO Jim Sinor, President Central American Manufacturing Elmer Escoto, CFO Alex Gutierrez, Director of Sourcing - Central America
Texpasa Tony Lopez-Ibanez, President & CEO
Textil del Valle S.A. Juan Jose Cordova, General Manager Fernando Garibaldi, President of the Board
Textile Industries Media Group Rachael Davis, Executive Editor
Textiles Opico S.A. de C.V. dba TexOps AAPN Corporate Partner Juan Zighelboim, President AAPN Executive Committee David Ha, CEO AAPN Board of Directors Alex Ha, Manager Mauricio Linares, Operations Director
Under Armour Inc Linda Tiberi, Managing Director LATAM - Apparel Sourcing AAPN Board of Directors Hiram Taylor, Sr Manager, LATAM Materials and Trims
Unifi Central America Jorge Salazar, General Manager
U.S. Embassy in Honduras Mike Calvert, Senior Commercial Officer Lisa Miller, Economic Advisor
UTEXA (United Textiles of America S. de R.L. de C.V.) | Gold Sponsor Eric Joo, General Director Any Castillo, Customer Service
Vanguard Pai Lung LLC Jack Eubanks, Int'l Customer Svc Mgr - Honduras Uwe Heintel, VP International Sales
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Verbio Virginia Joplin, CEO Karin von Krenner, Global Strategist
VESTEX Karin De Leon, Coordinator of Market Access
VFSLA - Panama Branch Roberto Mendez, Operation Manager
Villanueva Industrial Park Fernando Jaar, CEO
Walmart Global Sourcing Rita Escoto, Raw Materials Manager Dhania Scheel, Sr. Manager II Sourcing, LATAM
Well Web Machinery Co., Ltd. Hung-Yu Cho, Trading Director
Kenneth Wilson
Winds Enterprises Inc Carlos Arias, CEO AAPN Executive Committee
Wisher Industrial Co, LTD Nica Hsu, Section Chief Amy Huang, Sales Manager
WWA Advisors LLC Buda Escoto, Advisor Walter Wilhelm, CEO
Youngone El Salvador Mauricio Ramos, General Manager
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Youngone North America Erin Diedrick, Sr. Manager, Business Development and Operarions
Zentrix Dennis Ardon Rockwell, VP Zentrix
Zuntex Juan Sanchez, CEO
Master Event Sponsor
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
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