Suresh Bhatia
Founder—President/CEO
Suresh has been an executive in the apparel industry since 1981. He has extensive operational and financial experience within the apparel industry and works out of the Los Angeles office. Suresh graduated from Berkeley with a degree in Economics and is currently pursuing his MBA at the Drucker School in Claremont.
Antonio Torres
Founder—Director CMT Vietnam
Antonio is a full time resident of Vietnam after moving to Saigon in 2004 from the United States. Antonio is involved in all production and sample development issues. With his background in sales for Gucci and Armani, Antonio possesses the discerning attention to detail that puts CMT Apparel production in a league of its own. Current customers such as Barney's New York, Orthodox, James Perse and Velvet rely on Antonio to be their ears and eyes in Vietnam and Antonio rarely disappoints.
Sammy Lee
President of Manufacturing Operations
Sammy has been involved in apparel production since 1976. He has been an executive with such high profile companies such as James Perse, Contempo Casuals, Jones of New York and Fortune Fashions. Sammy specializes in Total Quality Management and Technical Services, sourcing strategies and cost effective product development and production planning. Sammy works out of both the Los Angeles and Vietnam offices.
Girish Kumar Govindan
COO—Vietnam
Girish handles all daily production related issues in Vietnam. He has a degree in applied Economics from M.K. University in India plus he has a Diploma in Apparel Merchandizing & Production Management from the Institute of Industry & Fashion Institute-India. Girish was formerly Director – Asia Commercial Operations & Global Sourcing for Scavi Ltd. in Saigon and has extensive production and sourcing experience throughout Southeast Asia.