CRAILAR is a disruptive technology they believe will improve sustainable fabrics and composites production and he's excited to be part of the commercialization process."
Barker is Co-President of The Meriwether Group, a Portland-based business acceleration and investment company, formed in 2004.
Prior to The Meriwether Group, he was director of apparel for Adidas America, where he was responsible for the entire Adidas US apparel business.
Barker also served as business unit manager of apparel for Adidas Canada.
Before joining Adidas, Barker was general merchandise manager at Levi Strauss and Co Canada, where he oversaw both Levi's and Dockers brands.
Born in South Africa, Barker started an athletic apparel company in 1983 which he ran until immigrating to Canada in 1998.
Hemptown Clothing Inc doing business as Hemptown was founded in 1995 in response to the growing demand for environmentally friendly, socially responsible clothing.
Hemptown is developing a revolutionary biotech enzyme fiber process named CRAILAR in collaboration with Canada's National Research Council and Alberta Research Council.
CRAILAR is an enzyme process that easily transforms raw hemp fiber into strong and soft apparel-quality fabric, resulting in a fabric with the economic potential of cotton at an environmentally sustainable level.
marketing@alchempro.com
