Milliken Promotes Jacoby

(September, 2024) Milliken & Co., Spartanburg, SC, recently announced that Allen Jacoby was promoted to EVP and president of its textile business, assuming full operational responsibility for the company’s textile product portfolio. Jacoby has served as the company’s chief strategy officer and SVP of corporate development and innovation since 2021.

Jacoby will succeed David Smith, who is retiring after 45 years of service to Milliken, starting as an intern and working his way to the boardroom.

“Allen is known for his enterprise thinking and has demonstrated the ability to drive growth and value creation through strategic initiatives,” said Halsey Cook, president and CEO at Milliken. “We look forward to all that he will accomplish as the new leader of our textile business and wish David the very best as he moves toward his well-earned retirement.”