Unspun, the apparel tech start-up focused on localized, low-waste production, made two additions to its leadership team, naming former Boardriders, Yeezy, and Gap executive Deborah Palmer Keiser as chief operating officer (COO) and Michael Rabin as chief commercial officer (CCO). Keiser, for one, finds at least one friendly face steering the ship at Unspun. Arne Arens, a former executive at The North Face and Boardriders, a current Board member at Yeti, was appointed CEO of Unspun in early March.
Deborah Palmer Keiser reportedly brings more than three decades of operational and supply-chain leadership across some of the world’s most recognizable consumer brands, including Gap, Victoria’s Secret, Williams-Sonoma, AllSaints, Yeezy and Boardriders. As global COO of Boardriders, she oversaw end-to-end planning, sourcing, logistics and distribution, with a focus on supply-chain transformation and speed to market. At Unspun, she will lead operations as the company moves OneWeave into commercial deployment.
“Joining unspun is an exciting opportunity to help evolve how textiles and clothing are manufactured,” said Keiser. “For generations we have replicated and scaled the same methodologies exacerbating issues of waste across supply chains. OneWeave has the potential to fundamentally challenge our beliefs and practices around responsiveness, end-to-end cost, and systemic waste, and I’m thrilled to contribute my experience in scaling operations as the company moves this technology into commercial deployment.”
Michael Rabin is said to bring 15 years of experience at the intersection of textile machinery, automation and apparel production. He has represented Morgan Tecnica as Sales Director of the Americas and President of its Americas business, working closely with manufacturers on cutting-room technology and production workflows. A regular industry speaker, he has advocated for more localized, on-demand manufacturing and the integration of technology across the production process. As CCO, he is expected to build Unspun’s commercial organization and support the adoption of OneWeave by manufacturers and brands worldwide.
“After more than 30 years as a manufacturer and solution provider, I’ve never seen anything like what Unspun is doing with OneWeave,” said Rabin. “It’s a genuinely differentiated technology tackling one of the apparel industry’s biggest challenges, with a clear path to commercial impact. I’m grateful and excited to be part of it, and to help bring OneWeave™ to brands and manufacturers around the world by building the partnerships that will take it to scale.”
The appointments are expected to strengthen Unspun’s operational and commercial capabilities at a key stage in the company’s growth.
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