The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) president and CEO, Mary Hennessy, will retire on June 1, 2018. The IFAI Board of Directors has begun a search for her replacement and plans to name the person by May 1, 2018. Hennessy was named president in June 2012 after serving in the interim role for eight months. She has worked at IFAI since February 1988 and has been a long-time member of IFAI’s staff and leadership team, including 17 years as publisher of the IFAI magazines.