TRADE SHOW
Morrell to Lead Olah’s Textile Sales Division
Olah Inc., the textile and apparel-development firm and organizer of the Kingpins denim trade show, announced a shift in the leadership of its textile sales division.
Olah President Michael Morrell will oversee the division, taking over for Chief Executive Officer Andrew Olah, who will no longer be in charge of the company’s textile unit but will instead focus on the Kingpins show and the company’s consulting division.
Olah’s consulting division has helped grow Bayer CropScience’s cotton-seed brands Stoneville Cotton and Fibermax and Bayer’s e3 sustainable-cotton program.
“I am looking forward to focusing my energy on Kingpins, and possibly other new shows, as well as working on Bayer’s amazing cotton programs,” said Olah, who took over leadership of Olah Inc. in 1973 from his father, John Olah, who founded the company in 1959. “I am confident that I am leaving the textile division in extremely capable hands, allowing me to focus on new ideas for Olah Inc.’s future. Michael loves the industry and has worked with textiles and dyeing since he was a child. I am excited to see the successes the textile division will enjoy under his leadership. He represents the third generation of leadership in the company.”
Morrell has been with the company since 2003 and is a partner in the company. He previously was corporate manager of garment processing at Jones Apparel Group, a denim consultant at Swift Denim and plant manager at Roxboro Dye Co. A sixth-generation textile and apparel-industry worker, Morrell is an expert in textiles, denim and garment dying.
“We’ve been planning this shift for some time, and I am happy for the opportunity to evolve our textile sales division and continue to help our mill partners develop the best textiles possible,” Morrell said.
New York–based Olah Inc. supplies U.S. manufacturers and retailers with denim, corduroy and piece-dyed fabrics.
