Warren Hartenstine has over 30 years experience managing complex manufacturing technologies in the international sewn products industries. Warren is founder/CEO of Tower Associates. He worked as a principal with Walter Wilhelm Associates after heading up Gerber Technology's sales team in Western North America. He was president and owner of Kannegiesser USA, president and CEO of Herbert Kannegiesser Corp., and held senior management positions at Cutters Exchange, Sussman and Rubenstein Bros. in Canada. Entrepreneur and leader, Warren has a keen ability to convey complex concepts and opportunities – from leading edge process technologies to tactics for achieving market dominance to unique strategies for business formation - in common sense ways. Warren has been extremely active in the public sector, offering leadership and participation and earning frequent recognition from governors of Maryland. Warren’s personal philosophies and commitment to integrity have been the genesis of Tower’s proprietary I-Power approach. He earned both his BA and Masters degrees from Penn State, where he played football for legendary coach Joe Paterno. Warren is the current president of the Services Group of the Supplier and Resource Division (SRD) of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and a member of its Enterprise Competitiveness Council.


Warren@Tower-LLC.com

Warren truthfully understands the apparel business from making the fabric to getting it on the store shelf better than anyone I know or have known!! Working with him via Tower has been a personal and business highlight.

Jack Smith,
Tower Associates LLC