Strickland joins Mount Vernon Mills

Mount Vernon Mills, Mauldin, S.C., named John (Bud) Strickland as the new director of product development for the company’s denim division. Strickland has 38 years in the industry, including product development at the Cone Denim Division of International Textile Group, Liberty Denim and Cone Mills. Strickland graduated from North Carolina State University with a B.S. in textiles.