INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, announces the election of four industry leaders to its 2025 Board of Directors. The Board plays a vital role in guiding INDA’s strategic vision, ensuring responsiveness to evolving industry and member needs, and shaping policies and programs.

“We are excited to welcome these exceptional professionals whose insights, extensive experience, and leadership will significantly enhance INDA’s initiatives,” says Tony Fragnito, president of INDA. “Their collective expertise will further strengthen our role as the leading resource for industry knowledge, technical innovation, workforce development, market intelligence, and sustainability within the nonwovens sector.”

The newly appointed Board Members are Ginny Casstevens, director of Sales & Marketing, Fibertex Nonwovens, Inc.; Aleksandra Kruszewska, director R&D Business Development, Reckitt; Mark Tumelty, senior vice president and general manager, Nice-Pak Products, Inc.; and Mariagiovanna Ramini Vetere, vice president Sustainability and Public Affairs, NatureWorks.

Casstevens excels in developing, growing and managing global nonwoven platforms across technologies such as spunlace, spunbond, chem bond, needlepunch and thermal bond. With broad experience in cotton and other natural fibers, Casstevens is committed to advancing safe and sustainable solutions for all nonwoven applications. Her overall success is built on fostering trust-based relationships and consistently delivering results that are mutually beneficial to those she supports. An active industry leader, Casstevens served on the WOW Committee (2006–2014) and the Hygienix Committee (2014–2022). She resides in Florence, SC, with her husband and daughter. Casstevens and her family are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Florence and The Florence Country Club. Golfing, beaching and cooking are her favorite pastimes.

Kruszewska holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the Warsaw University in Poland and has completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the Imperial College of London, U.K. Her research on synthesis of novel bioactive products, including antibiotics or therapeutic agents for the detection and treatment of cancer has been published in numerous peer-reviewed scientifical papers as well as presented in multiple conferences. Kruszewska joined Reckitt in 2007 and in 2013 moved to the U.S. She held different positions in the organization within regulatory and research & development departments. Since 2018 she leads amongst other disinfecting wipes development. She is focused on driving research programs in germ protection, promoting modern technologies in the development strategies (modeling, AI precursors). She managed to launch the first branded 100% cellulosic-based wipes in the EU and U.S., and played an instrumental role in 300% business growth including pioneering brand attainment of the first EPA-approved product effective against Covid-19. Her work was recognized by an external marketing organization (Lysol Plan Based Disinfecting Wipes awarded Product of the Year in 2022).

As senior vice president and general manager, Tumelty leads category-driven strategies to promote customer-centric growth and profitability at Nice-Pak. Tumelty oversees a diverse portfolio, including baby, personal care and facial categories, as well as Nice-Pak’s brand offerings and new ventures. Before joining Nice-Pak, he spent 17 years at the Campbell Company serving in numerous brand management, marketing and sales roles. He led businesses across many categories including Soup & Broth, Beverages, Baby, and Italian Sauce. Tumelty holds an MBA from Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina and a BA in Sports Management from the University of Richmond, where he minored in Leadership Studies and Business Administration. Tumelty and his wife Kathryn have three children and live in New Jersey, where they spend much of their free time watching youth sports.

As NatureWork’s vice president Sustainability and Public Affairs, Ramini Vetere represents the company in public and legislative affairs and oversees the sustainability activities. Her responsibilities include government relations, product circular Economy options, feedstock and biomass sustainability aspects, bioeconomy and interface with relevant industry associations and external stakeholders. Ramini Vetere manages an extensive network and relationships with Industry associations, brand owners associations and NGOs; she has practical experience in how the legislative process is implemented both in EU and USA. Ramini Vetere brings a strong background well suited to this space, having spent 10 years at Corepla, the Italian PRO for Plastics Packaging Collection, Recycling and Recovery, where she gained competence in EPR – Extended Producer Responsibility. Her previous experience is with consulting company KPMG where she was focused on Business Process Reengineering. Ramini Vetere holds master’s degrees in philosophy and in economics.

The INDA Board consists of elected members serving three-year terms, with one-third elected annually by the general membership. The Executive Committee, authorized to represent the Board between formal meetings, includes:

• Chair: Mark Thornton, vice president, The Procter & Gamble Company
• Vice Chair: Barbara Lawless, VP of Sales and Marketing – Medical Products, Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.
• Past Chair: Bryan Haynes, senior technical director for Global Nonwovens, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
• Appointee: Mike Clark, president, Filtration Solutions, Hollingsworth & Vose Company
• Appointee: Jodi Russell, vice president R&D, Cleaning Innovation, Packaging & Sustainability, The Clorox Company
• Appointee: Jeff Stafford, vice president of Nonwovens, Milliken & Company
• Appointee: Robert Weilminster, EVP & general manager, US & Canada – Health, Hygiene and Specialties Division, Magnera