Canadian News May 10, 2022
EdwardsX Hires Max Feldman as Vice President
EdwardsX is part of Top 40 supplier Edwards Garment. Feldman is an apparel operations leader whose career focus has included building more sustainable supply chains.
Max Feldman is a supply chain leader who places an emphasis on building more sustainable operations.
Now, he’ll be taking his experience to EdwardsX, a custom apparel division of Top 40 promotional products supplier Edwards Garment (asi/51752).
Max Feldman, EdwardsX
Vancouver, BC-based EdwardsX, known as Bishop Custom Clothing before being acquired by Edwards Garment in 2019, has named Feldman vice president.
“We are thrilled to add Max to our team,” said Norman Bishop, president of EdwardsX. “As our business continues to grow and the market moves to more customization and greater sustainability, Max’s unique skill set, experience and in-depth knowledge of the manufacturing process, coupled with his passion for design and sustainable fabrication, make him an invaluable resource for our company and our clients.”
Overall, Feldman has about 20 years of retail fashion apparel leadership experience with a focus on operations, EdwardsX said. His career includes time as a sourcing manager for athletic apparel brand Lululemon, director of sourcing at Canadian clothing company Kit and Ace, director of product development at SUGOI Performance Apparel and director of operations at Mindful Collective Co., which specializes in yoga products. He was also a cost and sourcing analyst at Arc’teryx, a design company that sells outdoor clothing and climbing gear, among other roles.
Committed to building what he described as a more responsible and progressive apparel industry, Feldman also contributes his time to the nonprofit Fashion Takes Action and Kwantlen University, and serves on the board of the British Columbia Apparel & Gear Association.
He’s excited to be joining EdwardsX. “From the very first conversation, I was impressed by the creativity, positivity, ambition and pride of this organization,” Feldman said.
With reported 2020 North American promo product revenue of $54.8 million, Kalamazoo, MI-based Edwards Garment ranked 24th on Counselor’s most recent list of the industry’s largest suppliers. The new rankings debut in summer 2022.