HUDSON North Carolina — September 3, 2015:  Gloria Tsocos has been named Contract Sales  & Product Development Manager for North America by Sattler AG, the makers of Outdura solution dyed acrylic outdoor fabric. In this new position for Sattler, Gloria is working with Gary Roussell, Director of Sattler Corp Hospitality / Commercial division. She will focus on new business development and the expansion of this market segment. “We are pleased to have Gloria join our team and look forward to the contribution she will make to the organization today and in the future” said Jonathan Murphy, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Americas. Tsocos brings 15 years of experience in the textiles industry including academia; teaching textile technology at F.I.T., textile design, for several converters in the NY market as well as sales and product development roles for several mills. Her previous position was with Kravet Fabrics and prior to that called on the editeur/ jobber market in the USA.  Tsocos will be working from her home office in Secaucus, NJ. Sattler AG, headquartered in Graz Austria, is a fifth generation, family owned company with 140-year history in the solution dyed acrylic fabric market. They specialize in manufacturing and marketing SDA fabrics for awning, marine, transportation and industrial applications throughout the world. In 2011 the Sattler Group acquired the Outdura brand from Shuford Mills, LLC Sattler AG combined Sattler North America and Outdura Corp. into Sattler Corp headquartered in Hudson, N.C.  Manufacturing, sales and marketing, corporate services and distribution and logistics for the Americas are all based in Hudson, the company says.