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Posted July 18, 2016

 

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Harlow Frederick Dodge has been named chief operating officer of Leigh Fibers and ICE Recycling.

 

Dodge joins the Leigh family of companies after working with numerous Fortune 500 companies in the building products, paper, chemical, mining and textile industries as well as small private equity groups driving aggressive EBITDA growth through performance improvement.

 

“We are delighted to have someone of Harlow’s capability join the Leigh Family in support of our continued efforts to enhance our leadership team and our longterm vision of sustainable growth,” said President Don Bockoven.

 

Over the last two decades, Harlow has been employed by Georgia Pacific Corporation, starting on the shop floor and rising to executive vice president over the gypsum division, which has 28 locations in the United States and Canada. Dodge will utilize his extensive experience of Lean Six Sigma practices, strategy deployment, operational restructuring, risk management and operations excellence to improve and grow the already successful Leigh and ICE operations and product lines.

 

Harlow Dodge has a bachelor’s of science degree in human organizational development/business administration and economics from Vanderbilt University and is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt.

 

Leigh Fibers, based in Wellford, S.C., has manufactured, traded and reprocessed fibers and polymers worldwide for nearly 100 years. ICE Recycling, based in Lake City, S.C., reprocesses post-industrial polymers, cardboard, paper and metals for companies throughout the Southeast and mid-Atlantic.

 

Source: Leigh Fibers