​Rick Horwitch is Chief of Supply Chain & Sustainability Strategy - Global Retail Lead for Bureau Veritas – Consumer Products Services.  Bureau Veritas is the world’s oldest and one of the largest providers of Quality, Healthy, Safety, Environmental and Sustainability (QHSES) services.  Bureau Veritas’ customers include 48 of the top 50 retailers in North America and 41 of the top 50 consumer products brands.  Rick’s focus is helping BV’s customers build a greater connection with their customers, protect their brands, reduce costs and improve cycle time through more sustainable and resilient supply chain’s and business models.

Rick has over 40 years’ experience in the consumer products industry covering all facets of business – Manufacturing, Product Development, Sourcing, Sales, Marketing and Operations with companies such as Deena, Kurt Salmon Associates and Warnaco/PVH. 

Rick is on the Board of Directors of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), and Executive Board of the Americas Apparel Producers Network (AAPN).

In addition, he sits on the advisory boards of:

Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York

Fashion Institute of Merchandise and Design (FIDM), Los Angeles

University of Delaware Dept of Fashion & Design

Rick is a graduate of Tulane University.  He is married, has 2 children and 2 grandchildren, and lives in Calabasas, California.​​​