Rick Horwitch
rick.horwitch@us.bureauveritas.com
Vice President, Solutions Business Development
Bureau Veritas
Rick Horwitch has 27 years experience in the apparel industry covering all facets of the business – Sales, Marketing, Operations, Sourcing, Manufacturing and IT.
Rick started his carrier in 1979 with Deena, Inc, his family’s intimate apparel manufacturing business (founded in 1916 – Deena was one of the founding divisions of Kellwood in 1961). The business was sold in 1996. Over 17 years, positions included National Sales Manager, EVP Sales and Merchandising and President (1993 to 1996). Deena was acknowledged as an industry leader in a variety of operational areas including IT (including being the beta site for Manhattan Associates PKMS), Production and QA systems.
From 1996 to 2001 Rick was President of Solutions Providers consulting, specializing in sales and marketing, supply chain process and operations. Clients and affiliations have included Kurt Salmon Associates, Walter Wilhelm & Associates, Wal-Mart, Limited Brand, Puma, Fila and others.
In 2001 Rick joined Fasturn as Vice President of Industry Solutions. Fasturn was a web based supply chain and sourcing application provider.
From 2003 to 2004 Rick was with Warnaco, Inc., as Vice President, Private Brands.
In 2005 Rick joined Bureau Veritas as Vice President, Solutions Business Development. BV is one of the world’s largest providers of QA and Compliance services. His focus is on developing QA solutions to encompass the entire supply chain.
Rick is a graduate of TulaneUniversity. He is married, has 2 children and lives in Calabasas, California.
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