Gant retires as Glen Raven CEO

摘要

Allen Gant Jr. has retired as CEO of textile manufacturer Glen Raven Inc., with C.G. “Leib ” Oehmig IV, a 28-year veteran of Glen Raven, stepping in as his successor. Gant will remain chairman of the company’s operating board. Gant joined Glen Raven in 1971 and was named CEO in 1996. Gant announced in 2013 that he was planning to retire and that Oehmig would take his place. In the meantime, the company crafted a succession plan, and Gant stepped down this month.