Full Name
Jeff Frye
Job Title
Vice President, Sustainability, Innovation, Product Development & Procurement, and Purchasing
Company
Kontoor Brands
Speaker Bio

Jeff Frye is Vice President of Sustainability, Innovation, Product Development and Procurement, and Purchasing at Kontoor Brands, a global lifestyle apparel company, with a brand portfolio that includes Wrangler and Lee.
 
With 30 years of experience divided between textile manufacturing, leading retail supply chains for major apparel brands and leading businesses in private equity, Mr. Frye has sourced over $25 billion of garments, fabrics and accessories in his career. He has dedicated his life to delivering stakeholder value by ensuring worker well-being, lowering costs, safeguarding product quality, advancing sustainability and delivering on time.
 
He holds a master of science degree in textile engineering from the Institute of Textile Technology, where his research on cotton-to-sliver-to-yarn formation significantly improved the quality output of the yarn manufacturing process.
 

Jeff Frye