12.08.05
William Ghitis has been named chairman of the American Fiber Manufacturers Association. Vice president of apparel for Invista, Mr. Ghitis succeeds Walter Hubbard, CEO of Honeywell Nylon. Vice president of Unifi-SANS Technical Fibers, Zach Zacharias has been named vice chairman. Other elected members of the AFMA executive committee are Steven Fredricks, president, FiberScience Inc.; James Morelli, executive vice president sales and marketing, American Fibers & Yarns; Henry Poston, president, Palmetto Synthetics and Robert Rebello, president and CEO, RadiciSpandex.