Lectra Names Manufacturing Specialist

Technology provider Lectra has named Darren Duffey as manager of manufacturing process improvement for North America.

Duffey will be responsible for implementation of Lectra equipment and software, as well as for helping customers analyze cutting-room operations and developing cost-benefit analyses and return-on-investment strategies. In addition, he will be acting as special-projects liaison to Lectra’s researchand- development team.

Duffey most recently worked for Century Furniture and Rowe Furniture Inc. He will be based in Lectra’s U.S. headquarters in Marietta, Ga., and will report to Robert Rivera, senior vice president of sales and marketing. —R.M.