Management
Frank McNally
Innovation in textile technologies has marked Frank McNally's 40-year career since its earliest days. His first industry experience at Exxon Vectra involved the introduction of polypropylene fibers for industrial and consumer applications, and for both filament and staple products. Frank was also part of an expert team of textile manufacturers who established the polymer as an important new fiber.
Later, as a senior manager with Rohm & Haas Co., Frank was among the first to introduce producer-textured polyester fibers to the American textile industry. He then handled the marketing of the company's carpet nylon business, building this area into a viable and important market that also introduced valued-added fiber processes like the dyeing of carpet fibers and the creation of metallic fibers.
In 1977 Frank became a partner in Sauquoit Industries, eventually undertaking sole ownership and acting as CEO. During this period, Frank developed and expanded the process for applying pure silver metal to nylon fabric and fibers. Under the trademarked name, " X-STATIC®, " silver/nylon materials were introduced for military and civilian applications., X-STATIC® is now recognized worldwide as the leading silver/nylon material in both its quality and its effectiveness.
Frank has received many awards and patents for his textile industry work, including the Feldman Award from Fashion Institute of Technology's Alumni Association, patents for EMI protective products and antistatic devices, and the Distinguished Citizen award from the City of Scranton, PA and Brooklyn, NY. Frank also serves as a guest lecturer at various universities and technical centers.
Frank McNally brings a wealth of textile industry experience to McNally & Sons, as well as a history of innovation and success in the development and marketing of new textile technologies.
William McNally
Upon graduation from Pennsylvania State University, Mr. McNally began his professional career as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. While with the Marines, he was stationed throughout the Far East, was personally selected to lead an 1800 man company in 29 Palms, California, and was selected for the All-Marine Corps Rugby Team. While still serving with the Marine Corps, he attended National University and received his Masters in Management.
Upon leaving the Marines, Mr. McNally accepted a position with Abbott Laboratories of North Chicago, Illinois. His various assignments ranged from sales, to marketing and management; he finished his career at Abbott serving as the International Sales Training Manager. He distinguished himself throughout his eight year tenure with Abbott, having received numerous sales and marketing awards.
Following his Abbott experience, Mr. McNally accepted the position of Public Relations and Marketing Director for a prestigious hospital system in Wisconsin which was in the process of a merger/acquisition transaction. A coordinated marketing campaign, utilizing both advertising and public relations initiatives, lead to a significant market share gain of 5% in less than one year and maximized the sale price for the corporation.
In 1995, Mr. McNally founded Retina Technologies, a specialty diagnostic company in the ophthalmic market. In the span of 6 month's Retina's product line had been adopted by 60% of the top ophthalmic institutions in the United States. The success of Retina's product line and the sale of the organization lead to the creation of Noble Fiber Technologies in late 1996.
Noble Fiber Technologies, Inc. has been recognized as being one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the United States. Noble's client list now ranges from Johnson and Johnson to KCI, from NASA to the US Special Forces and NATO. In addition, Noble's various technologies are now licensed to over 500 consumer companies throughout the world. Mr. McNally's success have been recognized by Forbes, CNN, PBS, CNBC, Fortune, Inc, Money, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, to name just a few media channels.
In 2005, Noble Fiber Technologies successfully merged with Sauquoit Industries in conjunction with an initial round of financing with an international tier one investment firm. In 2008, having retired from the now renamed Noble Biomaterials, Mr. McNally formed McNally and Sons, LLC.
McNally and Sons, LLC is focused on investing in high growth businesses in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Mr. McNally believes in the geographic potential of NEPA across all business metrics: from human capital, to the educational/research infrastructure in place, to the commitment of local, state and federal authorities in technology related initiatives in support of business. McNally and Sons will capitalize on a broad based global network created to provide various goods and services to the medical, military and consumer sectors.