Milliken & Company has announced that Benji Bagwell has been hired as vice president of sales and marketing for the specialty interiors business within the Textile Division.

"Benji's career visibility into multiple business functions combined with his commercial and residential contract fabric expertise and their applications make him an invaluable asset to our Division's leadership team and our specialty interiors business,” said Chad McAllister, executive vice president of Milliken & Company and president of the Textile Division.

With 25 years of industry experience through leadership roles at Glen Raven and UltraFabrics, Bagwell brings a diverse perspective and wealth of knowledge across manufacturing, business development, business operations and environmental initiatives.

Bagwell received his B.S in Textile Engineering from Clemson University and holds patents in Australia, Europe and the United States. 

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.

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