Leonard joins Ex-Im advisory committee

Kathie Leonard, NCTO board member and president and CEO of Auburn Manufacturing Inc., has been appointed to serve as the U.S. textile industry representative on the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) 2019 advisory committee. Leonard started Auburn Manufacturing, a producer of heat- and fire-resistant textiles used worldwide, in 1979. In her role on the advisory committee, Leonard will provide recommendations on export financing products to the Ex-Im board of directors and the bank’s president.