Hardy Poole

Director, Regulatory and Technical Affairs, National Textile Association

Hardy Poole coordinates the National Textile Association's activities regarding state and federal regulatory issues, defense procurement and consumer affairs. Prior to joining the NTA team in January 2004, Hardy had an extensive career in the textile industry, most recently as Vice President, Product Services and Corporate Secretary of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute

Poole has over three decades of textile industry experience and has managed numerous technical programs for the U.S. textile industry. In the past, he has worked closely on flammability issues with upholstery fabric producers, suppliers and customers, with regulators from the Consumer Products Safety Commission and California's Bureau of Home Furnishings, and with numerous other agencies and organizations.