Unifi appoints global corporate sustainability officer

Eddie Ingle also has taken the post of general manager for the company’s recycled flake and chip business.


Unifi Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina, has announced the appointment of Eddie Ingle to the positions of vice president of global corporate sustainability and general manager of recycled chip and flake. Ingle also continues to serve in his previous role as vice president of supply chain.

Ingle will be responsible for driving Unifi’s eco-friendly efforts and initiatives and will establish a singular sustainability mission for the company.

“We look forward to Eddie’s leadership in continuing to grow Unifi’s global sustainability strategy,” says Kevin Hall, Unifi chairman and CEO. “Everything Unifi does is done with an environmental mindset and through the lens of ‘for the good of tomorrow.’ Promoting Eddie to this position should allow Unifi to accelerate our sustainability goals and focus on further developing the company as a sustainability thought leader.”

Ingle began his career at Unifi’s operations in Letterkenny, Ireland, in 1986 and moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1991 to work for Unifi in the U.S. Over the years, he has held numerous leadership positions.

“Unifi’s passion for recycling and sustainability has always been a point of pride for me,” Ingle says. “My goal moving forward is to collaborate across the company and industry to develop sustainable solutions that create value for Unifi, our customers and consumers.” 

Unifi is a global textile provider and one of the world’s leading innovators in manufacturing synthetic and recycled performance fibers. Through Repreve, one of Unifi’s proprietary technologies and the global leader in branded recycled performance fibers, Unifi has transformed more than 10 billion plastic bottles into recycled fiber for new clothing, shoes, home goods and other consumer products. 

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