People on the Move
By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, September 10, 2007
Marketing/Sales
Globaltex
Davidson, N.C. — Jose Antonio "Pepe" Diaz-Llaneza II has been promoted to vice president of sales, marketing and development at chenille specialist Globaltex, based here.
Diaz-Llaneza was previously manager of sales and manufacturing for the family-owned company, which has a manufacturing facility in Martinsville, Va. His father, Jose Antonio Diaz-Llaneza, is president.
Associations
AFIC
Manila, Philippines — The ASEAN Furniture Inds. Council has named Nicolaas De Lange as president of the association, which was formed in 1978 to support and promote the interests of furniture producers in the Pacific Rim.
De Lange, president of Philippines-based case goods manufacturer Ligna Designs, will serve a two-year term.
He also has served as president of the Chamber of Furniture of the Philippines.
He replaces Dato Yong Seng Yeow, president of the Malaysian Furniture Inds. Council and immediate past chair of the AFIC.
In a statement, De Lange said he was honored to be given the responsibility and to be able to take on such a dynamic role in the industry.
"AFIC will remain an active player in increasing intra-ASEAN trade, and continue to enhance our members' competitiveness amidst intense global competition," he said.
One of his first actions in his new role has been to appoint Jerry Tan, vice president of the Singapore Furniture Inds Council, as secretary general of the AFIC for the 2007–2009 term.
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