To optimize the production and inventory of its high-performance technical fabrics, Safety Components has named Ana-Maria Petrea as merchandise planning manager. John Pierce, WeatherMAX® product manager, made the announcement.

Petrea will manage planning for Safety Components’ rapidly growing product lines, such as WeatherMAX performance outdoor fabric, Armor AP™, Glide Ice™ and PBI Max™ structural firefighting materials. Prior to her new position, Petrea worked as a forecast analyst at Toronto-based Grand & Toy and was a production planner at LEONI Wiring Systems, Nuremberg, Germany.