Jon Clark
Jonathan (Jon) Clark has worked in the leather industry for 27 years and will be speaking on the discussion panel at the conference.
Jon Clark spent his first ten years in the industry learning and working at Prime Tanning in various sales positions. He was appointed as vice president in 1997 and took over the responsibility of expanding and growing Prime Tanning's presence in the global athletic leather market as well as overseeing all sales and service operations in Asia as Prime Tanning expanded manufacturing operations in the region.
In 2002 Jon Clark left Prime Tanning and was named president of global marketing for PrimeAsia Leather Company. In November of 2007 Jon was named CEO of PrimeAsia. PrimeAsia is a global manufacturer of Quality Lifestyle Leathers with tannery operations in China and Vietnam that service the casual and athletic footwear markets and a wide range of accessories markets.
As CEO of PrimeAsia, Jon has directed global expansion with a strong focus on innovation, service and quality while making environmental stewardship and global compliance cornerstones of the company.
PrimeAsia continues to redefine the industry while working to meet demanding targets in the areas of manufacturing efficiencies, customer, supplier and community relations, research and development, and conservation and restricted substance management.
PrimeAsia is committed to the Leather Working Group, a founding member of the group upon its inception in 2004, and Leather Naturally, where Jon remains an inaugural steering member.