Articles from OrthoLite

OrthoLite®, the global leader of branded, high-performance, comfort footwear solutions, appoints Bo Grabowski as Country Manager for OrthoLite Indonesia (OID). Bo will manage overall operations at OID, which will include leading manufacturing and business development, as well as establishing and managing relationships with brands and Tier 1 factory partners.

OrthoLite®, the global leader of branded, high-performance, comfort footwear solutions, has expanded its OrthoLite India (OIN) facility in Ambur, Tamil Nadu India, and opened a new sales office in Chennai, all thanks to recent growth under new leadership.

OrthoLite®, the global leader of branded, high-performance, comfort footwear solutions, announces the hire of Raj Santhana as the new Vice President of Operational Excellence. As part of OrthoLite’s global operations management team, Santhana will be responsible for OrthoLite manufacturing excellence and innovation as well as automation and digital transformation. He will work closely with the company’s industry-leading Global Foam Innovation Team in a new satellite office located in Singapore to further OrthoLite’s global commitment to innovate and manufacture the world’s best and most proven footwear foams.

OrthoLite®, the global leader of branded, high-performance, comfort footwear solutions, announces an expansion of its European hub, OrthoLite Europa (OEU).

At the heart of OrthoLite’s ongoing quest for excellence in insole manufacturing is the company’s Global Foam Innovation Team. Hanson Zhang, OrthoLite’s Chief Chemist, founded and leads the Global Foam Innovation Team with Wen Bin Hong, OrthoLite’s Chemical Director. Today, two new pinnacle hires join that team to continue to raise the bar OrthoLite set in the category it founded 27 years ago.

OrthoLite®, the global leader in comfort and performance footwear insoles, announces that its patent protection has been extended for the speckled appearance of its OrthoLite® Hybrid® Technology line, including Hybrid®, HybridPlus-Bio®, and HybridPlus Recycled®.

OrthoLite®, the global leader of branded, high-performance, comfort footwear solutions, bolsters its sales management team in China with the additions of Chuck Yu as Director of Sales Strategy, and John Liu as Sales Manager. Yu and Liu will be responsible for supporting OrthoLite China’s domestic brand partners as well as its international brand partners that operate in China.

OrthoLite®, the global leader of comfort and performance footwear insoles and the company behind OrthoLite Cirql™, a sustainable materials solutions provider for the global footwear industry, announces Matt Thwaites as its new Vice President and General Manager of OrthoLite Cirql.

OrthoLite®, the global leader of branded, high-performance, comfort footwear solutions, announces Vikash Bajargyan as the new General Manager of OrthoLite India (OIN). In his new position, Bajargyan will manage overall operations at OIN, which will include leading manufacturing and business development, as well as establishing and managing relationships with brands and Tier 1 factory partners.

OrthoLite®, the global leader of branded, high-performance, sustainable and comfort footwear solutions, announces Marc Kronenberg as Development and Commercialization Director for OrthoLite Cirql™. The world’s first traditional plastics-free, recyclable, biodegradable and industrially compostable foam technology for footwear, OrthoLite Cirql is a patented footwear solution that enables true circularity for brands and factories.

OrthoLite®, the global leader of sustainable, performance and comfort insoles and footwear materials solutions, and Novamont, the international leader in the development, production and eco-design of biodegradable and compostable bioplastics and biochemicals, announce an exclusive partnership in the creation of OrthoLite Cirql™, the world’s first circular foam material solution for footwear.

OrthoLite®, the 25-year global leader of branded, high-performance and comfort footwear solutions and the company behind the recent launch of Cirql, the world’s first EVA plastics-free, recyclable, biodegradable and industrially compostable foam, announces Kristin Kohler Burrows as Chief Brand Officer. Burrows joins the OrthoLite and Cirql teams from a remarkable career of leadership with footwear brands including Converse, Keds, Adidas, Fila and G.H. Bass and most recently as a management consultant in the Consumer and Retail Group at Alvarez & Marsal.