Polygiene Appoints Commercial Operations Director For North America

August 11, 2017

Polygiene Appoints Commercial Operations Director For North America

MALMÖ, Sweden (August 11, 2017) – Polygiene®, the world leader in permanent odor control, announces the appointment of Judd Salvas as director of commercial operations for North America. In his new role, Salvas will be based in Park City, Utah, and is responsible for managing all commercial activities within North America for Polygiene.

“We are delighted to welcome Judd to the Polygiene team,” says Christian von Uthmann, CEO at Polygiene. “He has over a decade of experience in the outdoor industry and brings with him a diverse range of skills. Together with our agent, Judd will be instrumental in supporting and growing the North American sales operations and developing new business partners for Polygiene.”

Prior to joining Polygiene, Salvas served as a sales representative for KNS Reps, where he fostered brand and retail relations and helped drive new sales for various brands.

“The opportunity to join Polygiene is tremendous,” said Salvas. “I am excited to collaborate with an extremely talented group of new colleagues and to continue Polygiene’s role as an industry leader in odor control technology.”

Polygiene is a bluesign® approved, silver-salt treatment for textiles. Derived from recycled content (silver mostly from used electronics), Polygiene reduces the need for frequent laundering, saving water and energy, as well as time, over the life cycle of apparel.

To find out more about Polygiene and its extensive list of partners using Polygiene technology, please visit www.polygiene.com.

This information is information that Polygiene AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 08.30 CET on August 11, 2017. 

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About Polygiene
Polygiene is the world-leading provider of permanent odor control technology and Stay Fresh™ solutions for clothing, sports equipment, lifestyle textiles and other materials to help people stay fresh and confident. Polygiene brings the Scandinavian values of quality and care for the environment to life through its products. More than 100 global premium brands have chosen to use Polygiene Permanent Odor Control Technology in their products. Established in 2006, the company is listed on Nasdaq First North in Stockholm, Sweden. Remium Nordic AB acts as its certified adviser.