Brookwood Companies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Hallwood Group, LLC, announced that its CEO, Amber M. Brookman will be leaving the company effective January 1, 2021. Frank Montie, who currently serves as executive vice president, will assume the role of CEO.

Brookman has been the company’s chief executive officer since 1989 and will remain on the company’s Board of Directors and serve as an advisor to Montie.

“I am grateful and honored to have spent over 30 years leading this great company. I am very proud of what my Brookwood colleagues and I have accomplished together for three decades. Brookwood has grown to be an internationally recognized name in technical fabrics, and I am proud of our excellent reputation and the hard work undertaken to achieve it. I believe that this is the right time for a transition, and following my departure, I plan to pursue ventures that I have been passionate about for many years,” said Brookman.

Upon Brookman’s recommendation, the company’s Board of Directors has selected Montie as chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2021.

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