Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc (NAT) Chief Executive Officer Jerry Kroll announced the appointment of two new directors to its board.
Miljenko Horvat has over twenty years of experience in banking and private equity investing. He is currently the President of Horvat Capital Corp, a Vancouver-based investment firm which acquires middle market companies across Canada in affiliation with The Riverside Company, a leading private equity firm with over $1.5 billion in capital under management.
Horvat's prior experience includes employment at Citicorp as managing director, Russia Direct Equity, and at Citibank, Russia, where he led the creation of Citibank's full service commercial banking operations in Russia. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Maurice Young Center for Entrepreneurship. He earned an M.A. in International Relations from Yale University and a B.A. in Political Science from Zagreb University.
Peter Moore has been on the Advisory Board of the company since October 2004. He is generally considered one of the top branding and design experts in the industry. He has over twenty years of footwear and apparel experience, including design and development, involving Nike, Adidas and several other prominent brands and concepts in sportswear history. His roles have included creative director at Nike (Air Jordan, Nike Air).
Moore was one of two individuals responsible for creation of the Air Jordan concept during the mid-1980's after which he subsequently left with a colleague to form Sports Inc a sports marketing company in Portland, Oregon. He was also previously the Chief Executive Officer adidas North America and worldwide creative director of adidas AG.
"I greatly look forward to working with both Horvat and Moore, and I'm sure our management and shareholders are as pleased as I am to have executives of this stature join the board of Naturally Advanced Technologies" stated Kroll.
Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc, formerly Hemptown Clothing Inc, is a leading provider of sustainable, environmentally-friendly fibers and fabrics.
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