COLLABORATIONS
MARCH 2018 – PRESENT
GM WOOLRICH MILL, WOOLRICH, PA
JULY 2015 – MARCH 2018
PAOLO BLOWER INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE WORKSHOP, NYC – ACCEPTED MISSION TO ESTABLISH NEW SALES DIVISION PRESENTING HIGH QUALITY VERSATILE EUROPEAN TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS TO LUXURY US FASHION BRANDS.
MARCH 2014 – APRIL 2015
POLO RALPH LAUREN, BOLOGNA ITALY – SENIOR DIRECTOR, FABRIC OPERATIONS, WOMENS LUXURY BRANDS. ESTABLISHED A PRL FABRIC OPERATIONS PRESENCE IN ITALY. RESPONSIBLE FOR R+D, CALENDAR MANAGEMENT, QUALITY ASSURANCE AND PRICE NEGOTIATION.
MAY 1997 – MARCH 2014
JAMES WELSTEAD CONSULTANCY, MAZAMET FRANCE
APRIL 1991 – MAY 1997
JULES TOURNIER ET FILS, MAZAMET FRANCE – DESIGN + MARKETING DIRECTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND R+D WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON FINISHING TECHNIQUES.
FEBRUARY 1986 – MARCH 1991
WELSTEAD MILLS LTD, BERRIEDALE SCOTLAND – CREATED A NEW WEAVING MILL ON A GREEN FIELD SITE EMPLOYING 20 LOCAL PEOPLE. PRODUCED HIGH QUALITY FABRICS IN NATURAL FIBERS, SELLING TO MAJOR INTERNATIONAL FASHION COMPANIES. STRONG CO-OPERATION WITH GIORGIO ARMANI.
JAMES WELSTEAD 