Polartec, the premium provider of innovative textile solutions, has announced the hiring of Darren Josey as North American Marketing Manager. In this role, Josey will be responsible for marketing the Polartec brand across all categories and business channels in North America including outdoor, fitness, fashion, upholstery, military, work wear and medical.
Josey joins Polartec from Topo Athletic where he served most recently as a Strategic Account Manager, collaborating with marketing, sales and operations to drive business with new and existing accounts. Prior to Topo Athletic, Josey worked in sales operations for Vibram USA, organizing and analyzing data to forecast and achieve sales goals.
“I’m excited to take my small company work ethic of doing a lot with a little, to grow Polartec in new and existing markets,” said Josey.
“Darren will add an important level of support for our diversified business, working with the best apparel brands in the world, as well as supporting our business in new product categories including upholstery and medical,” added Gary Smith, Polartec CEO.
Polartec Power Wool fabrics are currently available in multiple styles, including primary next-to-skin, form-fitting stretch, and patented grid construction based on Polartec’s original synthetic grid fleece technology, Polartec Power Dry High Efficiency, which is now called Polartec Power Grid.
The launch of Polartec Power Wool earlier this year follows the introduction of Polartec’s latest innovations, Polartec Alpha, the first-ever breathable puffy insulation, and Polartec NeoShell, which is billed as the most breathable waterproof fabric on the market.
Polartec is a premium provider of innovative textile solutions. Since inventing modern synthetic fleece in 1981, the engineers at Polartec continue to push the limits of fabric technology. Today, Polartec supplies the world with advanced fabric innovations.
Polartec products range from advanced lightweight wicking fabric, to insulation and weather protection textiles and are utilized by leading apparel brands, the US military and other global militaries, flame resistance, work wear, and contract upholstery markets.
