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Kerry Brozyna holds an Executive Master’s in Business Administration from Davenport University, Grand Rapids, Michigan and a Bachelor’s Degree in Aviation Management from Daniel Webster College, Nashua, New Hampshire. Brozyna currently serves as the President of Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA). The association provides its members with government, public relations, and international trade assistance and support. The mission of LHCA is focused on member satisfaction, expansion of the organization and increase export value and volume of US hides, wet blue and leather. Prior to LHCA, Brozyna served as Vice President and General Manager at Wolverine Worldwide Inc. (WWW). WWW houses a portfolio of outdoor, athletic, work, and lifestyle brands included Wolverine Leathers, Merrell, CAT, Hush Puppies, Chaco, Wolverine Footwear, Bates, Harley Davidson, Hytest, Sperry, Saucony, Wolverine Kids Group, and Sweaty Betty during Brozyna’s tenure with the company
In his roles and throughout Kerry’s career, he traveled extensively throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Vietnam, China, Thailand, Indonesia, and India. His core focus:
• Profitable business growth with pace
• Hiring, training, and growing talented people who build great product and care for our customers.
• Building customer-centric, hard-working teams
• Driving and supporting continuous professional development for his teams
• Ensure Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of all staff members to ensure all populations/communities are represented and successful.
Kerry is a subject matter expert and an accomplished speaker at major global events about business development and sourcing, product development, productivity enhancements and the supply chain. He has been chosen to speak to Global Sourcing undergrad classes annually at both Davenport University and Grand Valley State University in Michigan and has participated in a Two Ten Foundation mentorship program. Kerry is also an Air Force veteran, receiving his Air Force commission after completing Air Force Reserve Officer Training program as an undergraduate.
All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) is the first and only international leather fair in China. ACLE is known as the premier event for international companies seeking opportunities in China’s huge markets – the focus of the global leather industry. Since its inception back in 1998, ACLE has welcomed hundreds of thousands of professional buyers from the main tannery and leather goods / footwear manufacturing provinces of Mainland China.
ACLE targets the Chinese tanning (upstream) sectors which are sourcing raw hides and skins, semi-finished leather, leather chemicals and leather machineries to manufacture into finished leather to be used in the domestic footwear, leather goods and automotive upholstery sectors.
