OTEXA adds Landgraf

Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 9/16/2002 12:00:00 AM

WASHINGTON —

Mary Lynn Landgraf has joined the Department of Commerce as senior international trade specialist in the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA).

Landgraf most recently was a consultant to Belgian-based DecoContract, the contract division of Decosit. She has an extensive background home furnishings marketing in the United States, most recently with Rug Barn.

Landgraf joins Kim-Bang Nguyen, both of whom report to Larry Brill, director, export expansion program, OTEXA.

Landgraf will work on major projects across home furnishings with a focus on the hospitality and contract markets, said Brill. "We see a big future in these markets," he added.