FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA.—Mark Hellwig has been named Chief Operating Officer of Dorell Fabrics Company, reporting to Ron Frankel, principal and co-partners with Richard Zack, President.

Hellwig, who joined Dorell April 15, was previously Vice President, supply chain management for La-Z-Boy Chair Company, Monroe, MI for almost seven years and prior to that, he was in a similar position at Quaker Fabric Mills, Inc., Fall River, MA. For nearly ten years.

In his new post, he will be responsible for all of Dorell operations including customer service, sourcing and supply management based in California. He previously resided in Northville, Ill.

Dorell sources nearly all of its products in Asia according to Richard Zack. “We’re really a global company,” he said. “We are now looking into Turkey for supply as an option since prices in China are moving up.”

“However, China will continue to be the dominant textile source for the world,” Zack explained. About 85 percent of all of the synthetic fiber production is in Asia,” he explained. “In addition, we don’t see piece dyeing leaving China which is a big percentage of our business today.”

Zack feels that business is all about partnerships and he expects to develop more relationships in China in the years ahead. He has been President of Dorell for nearly four years.