Mohawk Group Names George Bandy Jr. VP of Sustainability

Calhoun, GA, July 26, 2016—Mohawk Group announced today that George Bandy Jr. has joined the organization as its vice president of sustainability.

Bandy has spent over 22 years working in the sustainability field, and has amassed a rich experience within the discipline’s concepts and practices as they relate to positioning environmental, economic and socially responsible solutions for business.

Bandy comes to Mohawk Group following 16 years with Interface, where he most recently served as the flooring company’s VP of Sustainability, and was also a member of Interface’s Americas Sustainability Council. In his role at Interface, Bandy traveled extensively as a highly sought after presenter on key topics including the business of sustainability, innovation in relation to nature, social sustainability and changing mindsets to a greener focus.

Before working at Interface, Bandy was employed as the university sustainability officer for the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He is the immediate past board chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and has also served on the board for Second Nature, a non-profit that champions for higher education institutions to make the principles of sustainability fundamental to every aspect of learning.

Bandy received his bachelor’s degree in English from Morehouse College, where he minored in Environmental Business Management. While in Houston, he also took part in continuing education training in sustainability. Additionally, Bandy holds LEED Accredited Professional certification from the USGBC. He is a native of Opelika, Alabama.

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