Finishing machinery specialist servicing the global textile industry, Navis TubeTex, has appointed Todd Dickson as the company’s executive vice president (VP) to further develop and build its growing business portfolio. Dickson is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of textile processing expertise. He has a consistent and successful track record of building and leading high caliber organisations both domestically and internationally, the company says.

Prior to joining Navis TubeTex, Dickson has held senior-level operator roles at Gildan and Hanesbrands (HBI). Most recently, he was the VP of Manufacturing in the Yarn Division at Gildan.

“We’re thrilled to have Todd onboard as the newest member of our leadership team”, says Will Motchar, president and CEO of Navis TubeTex. “His leadership skills and deep knowledge of our industry make him an incredibly valuable asset to our organisation but more importantly to our customers worldwide and will help to solidify Navis TubeTex as the clear leader in finishing machinery for the markets we serve.”

“I am very excited to have this opportunity to join the Navis TubeTex team,” says Dickson.  “Throughout my career, I’ve had the pleasure of working with this company and their excellent products and service.  I look forward to being part of a company with such a strong foundation and vision for the future.”

Based in Lexington, North Carolina, Navis TubeTex designs, engineers and manufactures machinery for the global knit, woven, nonwoven, technical and geotextile industries. The company also creates specialty coating machinery for the plastics, paper, tissue, nonwovens, foil, film and battery industries.