Trident Promotes Two

Home Textiles Today Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 9/12/2011 6:32:17 AM

LUDHIANA, INDIA - As part of its major expansion in capacity, Trident has promoted Kapil Ghorse to head the manufacturer's products team.
     Ghorse had been head of home textiles sales and marketing. That position will now be take by Sheerish (he has no last name), who was previously head of the yarn sales and marketing team.
     PK Markandy, joint managing director, said of Ghorse: "His valuable experience both in operational excellence and market knowledge will surely add value to him personally and the organization in executing the new role."
     Markandy noted that before Sheerish moved to the yarn group four years ago he spent more than six years handling the U.S. market for home textiles sales. "For him, I am sure, [the new position] is more of a home coming!" said Markandy. Trident is spending more than US $550 million over the next two years on expansion.