Halsey Cook is president and chief executive officer of Milliken & Company.

Prior to joining Milliken in 2018, he served as president and CEO of Sonepar USA. Previous positions included serving in senior leadership roles with other manufacturing and technology companies, such as Legrand Electrical, where he served as president, and Carrier Corporation, where he held marketing, operations and general management roles in France, Italy, the United Kingdom and the U.S.

Cook received a bachelor’s degree in economics and English from Sewanee: the University of the South and an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.

He serves on several boards, including the National Association of Manufacturers, and is a trustee of the Belle W. Baruch Foundation in South Carolina.