{"id":29,"date":"2024-06-25T13:36:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T13:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2025-06-12T21:36:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T21:36:55","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"module standard-content  light-background no-background-image-style has-background-image has-text-color\" style=\"--wrapper-width: 650px; --desktop-padding-top:60px; --desktop-padding-bottom:60px; --mobile-padding-top:60px; --mobile-padding-bottom:60px; color:#ffffff;\" id= 'who-we-are' ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2188\" height=\"2188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pangea-Map-BG-Green.svg\" class=\"module--background none lazy\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><div class=\"wrapper wrapper--custom\">\n      <animate-on-scroll animation=\"none\">\n      <div class=\"editor-content default\"  ><h1 style=\"font-size: 24px; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #e05638;\">Who we are<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2>Established in 1832,<br \/>\nreimagined in 2021<\/h2>\n<p>Pangea is a\u00a0global leather supplier to the world\u2019s leading automotive brands, we provide full interior solutions that reinvent the standard in supplier service. With approximately 3,000 team members operating on four continents, we\u2019re driven by a disciplined passion for leather.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/animate-on-scroll>\n  <\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"module columns  light-background no-background-image-style has-background-image\" style=\"--desktop-padding-top:60px; --desktop-padding-bottom:60px; --mobile-padding-top:60px; --mobile-padding-bottom:60px;\" id= 'our-name' ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/design-bg-tan.svg\" class=\"module--background none lazy\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><div class=\"wrapper wrapper--normal \" >\n  <div class=\"row align-top  \">\n          <div class=\"col col-sm-6 col-xs-12\">\n        <animate-on-scroll animation=\"none\" delay=\"0\">\n                    <div class=\"editor-content\">\n                        <p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #e05638; font-family: Noe Display; margin-bottom: 0px; font-weight: bold;\">Who we are<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>It begins<br \/>\nwith a name<\/h2>\n<p>Pangea is a term that refers to a point in Earth\u2019s history when the continents were connected as one supercontinent. Our company embodies this spirit. Our leather is tied to the earth, connected to one another and to our global team of artisans who make it.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/animate-on-scroll>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"col col-sm-6 col-xs-12\">\n        <animate-on-scroll animation=\"none\" delay=\"100\">\n                    <div class=\"editor-content\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/continents-globe-black.svg\" class=\"columns--column-image lazy\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>                      <\/div>\n        <\/animate-on-scroll>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"module full-screen-slider-multi-layout  light-background\" style=\"--desktop-padding-top:60px; --desktop-padding-bottom:60px; --mobile-padding-top:60px; --mobile-padding-bottom:60px;\" id= 'our-culture' >\n<ada-slider id=\"full-screen-slider--698498e34919d\" adaptive-height=\"true\">\n      <div class=\"full-screen-slider-multi-layout--slide\" style=\"color:#ffffff; --content-color: #ffffff;\">\n      <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/culture-bg-min.webp\" class=\"full-screen-slider-multi-layout--slide-background not-lazy\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/culture-bg-min.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/culture-bg-min-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/culture-bg-min-1200x801.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/culture-bg-min-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/culture-bg-min-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/culture-bg-min-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/culture-bg-min-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/culture-bg-min-500x334.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/culture-bg-min-1600x1068.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>      <div class=\"wrapper wrapper--normal\">\n                  <div class='editor-content'><p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #e05638; margin-bottom: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Noe Display;\">Who we are<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Connected by nature<\/h2>\n<p>We embrace a culture of innovation that empowers our team, benefits our<br \/>\ncustomers and preserves our planet.<\/p>\n<\/div>        \n        <div class=\"full-screen-slider-multi-layout--slider-controls m-t-40\">\n          \n          <div class=\"sr-only\">\n            \n<div class=\"slider-pagination flex m-t-10 m-b-10 \">\n  <div class=\"slider-pagination--pagination flex flex-wrap\">\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e34919d\" index=\"0\" aria-label=\"0\"><\/button>\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e34919d\" index=\"1\" aria-label=\"1\"><\/button>\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e34919d\" index=\"2\" aria-label=\"2\"><\/button>\n      <\/div>\n\n  \n  <ada-slider-pagination-text class=\"sr-only\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e34919d\"><\/ada-slider-pagination-text>\n<\/div>          <\/div>\n          \n                      <button style=\"color:#e05638 !important; --next-color: #e05638;\" is=\"ada-slider-next\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e34919d\">Read our Vision &#038; Mission <div class=\"arrow\"><svg aria-hidden='true' focusable='false' xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"97\" height=\"11\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#a)\"><path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" stroke-width=\"1.317\" d=\"M97 5.4H1.4\"\/><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"m5.8 0 .9 1-4.8 4.4 4.8 4.4-.9 1L0 5.4 5.8 0Z\"\/><\/g><defs><clipPath id=\"a\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M97 10.8H0V0h97z\"\/><\/clipPath><\/defs><\/svg><\/div><\/button>\n           \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n      <div class=\"full-screen-slider-multi-layout--slide\" style=\"color:#ffffff; --content-color: #ffffff;\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2188\" height=\"2188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pangea-Map-BG-Green.svg\" class=\"full-screen-slider-multi-layout--slide-background not-lazy\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" \/>      <div class=\"wrapper wrapper--normal\">\n                  <div class='editor-content'><p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #e05638; font-family: Noe Display; margin-bottom: 0px; font-weight: bold;\">Our Vision<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>To be the world&#8217;s most trusted automotive leather company, delivering a customer experience unlike anything else in the market.<\/h3>\n<\/div>        \n        <div class=\"full-screen-slider-multi-layout--slider-controls m-t-40\">\n                      <button style=\"color:#ffffff !important; --prev-color: #ffffff;\" is=\"ada-slider-prev\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e34919d\">Our culture <div class=\"arrow\"><svg aria-hidden='true' focusable='false' xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"97\" height=\"11\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#a)\"><path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" stroke-width=\"1.317\" d=\"M97 5.4H1.4\"\/><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"m5.8 0 .9 1-4.8 4.4 4.8 4.4-.9 1L0 5.4 5.8 0Z\"\/><\/g><defs><clipPath id=\"a\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M97 10.8H0V0h97z\"\/><\/clipPath><\/defs><\/svg><\/div><\/button>\n          \n          <div class=\"sr-only\">\n            \n<div class=\"slider-pagination flex m-t-10 m-b-10 \">\n  <div class=\"slider-pagination--pagination flex flex-wrap\">\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e34919d\" index=\"0\" aria-label=\"0\"><\/button>\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e34919d\" index=\"1\" aria-label=\"1\"><\/button>\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e34919d\" index=\"2\" aria-label=\"2\"><\/button>\n      <\/div>\n\n  \n  <ada-slider-pagination-text class=\"sr-only\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e34919d\"><\/ada-slider-pagination-text>\n<\/div>          <\/div>\n          \n                      <button style=\"color:#e05638 !important; --next-color: #e05638;\" is=\"ada-slider-next\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e34919d\">Our mission <div class=\"arrow\"><svg aria-hidden='true' focusable='false' xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"97\" height=\"11\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#a)\"><path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" stroke-width=\"1.317\" d=\"M97 5.4H1.4\"\/><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"m5.8 0 .9 1-4.8 4.4 4.8 4.4-.9 1L0 5.4 5.8 0Z\"\/><\/g><defs><clipPath id=\"a\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M97 10.8H0V0h97z\"\/><\/clipPath><\/defs><\/svg><\/div><\/button>\n           \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n      <div class=\"full-screen-slider-multi-layout--slide\" style=\"color:#e05638; --content-color: #e05638;\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2188\" height=\"2188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pangea-Map-BG-Green.svg\" class=\"full-screen-slider-multi-layout--slide-background not-lazy\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" \/>      <div class=\"wrapper wrapper--normal\">\n                  <div class='editor-content'><p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #e05638; font-family: Noe Display; margin-bottom: 0px; font-weight: bold;\">Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #e05638;\">Our people and processes embody a passion for leather mastery, lean enterprise, continuous sustainability and a global connectedness built on trust and commitment.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>        \n        <div class=\"full-screen-slider-multi-layout--slider-controls m-t-40\">\n                      <button style=\"color:#ffffff !important; --prev-color: #ffffff;\" is=\"ada-slider-prev\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e34919d\">Our vision <div class=\"arrow\"><svg aria-hidden='true' focusable='false' xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"97\" height=\"11\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#a)\"><path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" stroke-width=\"1.317\" d=\"M97 5.4H1.4\"\/><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"m5.8 0 .9 1-4.8 4.4 4.8 4.4-.9 1L0 5.4 5.8 0Z\"\/><\/g><defs><clipPath id=\"a\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M97 10.8H0V0h97z\"\/><\/clipPath><\/defs><\/svg><\/div><\/button>\n          \n          <div class=\"sr-only\">\n            \n<div class=\"slider-pagination flex m-t-10 m-b-10 \">\n  <div class=\"slider-pagination--pagination flex flex-wrap\">\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e34919d\" index=\"0\" aria-label=\"0\"><\/button>\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e34919d\" index=\"1\" aria-label=\"1\"><\/button>\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e34919d\" index=\"2\" aria-label=\"2\"><\/button>\n      <\/div>\n\n  \n  <ada-slider-pagination-text class=\"sr-only\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e34919d\"><\/ada-slider-pagination-text>\n<\/div>          <\/div>\n          \n           \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/ada-slider><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"module full-screen-slider-multi-layout  light-background\" style=\"--desktop-padding-top:60px; --desktop-padding-bottom:60px; --mobile-padding-top:60px; --mobile-padding-bottom:60px;\" id= 'our-people' >\n<ada-slider id=\"full-screen-slider--698498e39513c\" adaptive-height=\"true\">\n      <div class=\"full-screen-slider-multi-layout--slide\" >\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/swoosh-bg.svg\" class=\"full-screen-slider-multi-layout--slide-background not-lazy\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" \/>      <div class=\"wrapper wrapper--normal\">\n                  \n          <div class=\"row\">\n                          <div class=\"col col-sm-6 col-xs-12\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/character-headshot.webp\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" classes=\"m-t-15\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/character-headshot.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/character-headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/character-headshot-300x300.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>                              <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"col col-sm-6 col-xs-12\">\n                                                <div class='editor-content m-t-15'><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #e05638; margin-bottom: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Noe Display;\">Who we are<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 36px;\">Character is what defines us<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019re a global team of 3,000 strong, driven by a disciplined passion for leather. Our skilled artisans, located on four continents and in eight countries, deliver interior experiences that emanate luxury and engage the senses.<\/p>\n<\/div>              <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"full-screen-slider-multi-layout--slider-controls m-t-40\">\n          \n          <div class=\"sr-only\">\n            \n<div class=\"slider-pagination flex m-t-10 m-b-10 \">\n  <div class=\"slider-pagination--pagination flex flex-wrap\">\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e39513c\" index=\"0\" aria-label=\"0\"><\/button>\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e39513c\" index=\"1\" aria-label=\"1\"><\/button>\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e39513c\" index=\"2\" aria-label=\"2\"><\/button>\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e39513c\" index=\"3\" aria-label=\"3\"><\/button>\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e39513c\" index=\"4\" aria-label=\"4\"><\/button>\n      <\/div>\n\n  \n  <ada-slider-pagination-text class=\"sr-only\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e39513c\"><\/ada-slider-pagination-text>\n<\/div>          <\/div>\n          \n                      <button style=\"color:#e05638 !important; --next-color: #e05638;\" is=\"ada-slider-next\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e39513c\">Meet our global leadership team <div class=\"arrow\"><svg aria-hidden='true' focusable='false' xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"97\" height=\"11\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#a)\"><path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" stroke-width=\"1.317\" d=\"M97 5.4H1.4\"\/><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"m5.8 0 .9 1-4.8 4.4 4.8 4.4-.9 1L0 5.4 5.8 0Z\"\/><\/g><defs><clipPath id=\"a\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M97 10.8H0V0h97z\"\/><\/clipPath><\/defs><\/svg><\/div><\/button>\n           \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n      <div class=\"full-screen-slider-multi-layout--slide\" >\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/swoosh-bg.svg\" class=\"full-screen-slider-multi-layout--slide-background not-lazy\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" \/>      <div class=\"wrapper wrapper--normal\">\n                  \n          <div class=\"row\">\n                          <div class=\"col col-sm-6 col-xs-12\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pangea-executive-leadership-768x510.webp\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" classes=\"m-t-15\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pangea-executive-leadership-768x510.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pangea-executive-leadership-1200x797.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pangea-executive-leadership-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pangea-executive-leadership-1024x680.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pangea-executive-leadership-1536x1020.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pangea-executive-leadership-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pangea-executive-leadership-500x332.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pangea-executive-leadership.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>                              <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"col col-sm-6 col-xs-12\">\n                <div class='editor-content'><h2><span style=\"font-size: 36px;\">Pangea Leadership<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>                                <div class='editor-content m-t-15'><p>Named from left to right:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tim Brennan<\/strong> \u2013 <span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">EVP, Sales, Marketing, Design &amp; Program Management<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Francisco Escapite<\/strong> \u2013 <span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">EVP, Global Human Resources<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Jamie Osuna<\/strong> \u2013 <span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">EVP, Global Operations<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Tim Lieckfelt<\/strong> \u2013 <span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">EVP, Global Supply Chain<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Randy Johnson<\/strong> \u2013 <span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">President &amp; Chief Executive Officer<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Bob Tuuk<\/strong> \u2013 <span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">VP, Global Purchasing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>              <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"full-screen-slider-multi-layout--slider-controls m-t-40\">\n                      <button style=\"color:#010101 !important; --prev-color: #010101;\" is=\"ada-slider-prev\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e39513c\">Our people <div class=\"arrow\"><svg aria-hidden='true' focusable='false' xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"97\" height=\"11\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#a)\"><path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" stroke-width=\"1.317\" d=\"M97 5.4H1.4\"\/><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"m5.8 0 .9 1-4.8 4.4 4.8 4.4-.9 1L0 5.4 5.8 0Z\"\/><\/g><defs><clipPath id=\"a\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M97 10.8H0V0h97z\"\/><\/clipPath><\/defs><\/svg><\/div><\/button>\n          \n          <div class=\"sr-only\">\n            \n<div class=\"slider-pagination flex m-t-10 m-b-10 \">\n  <div class=\"slider-pagination--pagination flex flex-wrap\">\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e39513c\" index=\"0\" aria-label=\"0\"><\/button>\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e39513c\" index=\"1\" aria-label=\"1\"><\/button>\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e39513c\" index=\"2\" aria-label=\"2\"><\/button>\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e39513c\" index=\"3\" aria-label=\"3\"><\/button>\n          <button is=\"ada-slider-page\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e39513c\" index=\"4\" aria-label=\"4\"><\/button>\n      <\/div>\n\n  \n  <ada-slider-pagination-text class=\"sr-only\" slider=\"full-screen-slider--698498e39513c\"><\/ada-slider-pagination-text>\n<\/div>          <\/div>\n          \n                      <button style=\"color:#e05638 !important; 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--desktop-padding-bottom:60px; --mobile-padding-top:60px; --mobile-padding-bottom:60px; color:#ffffff;\" id= 'our-heritage' ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2185\" height=\"1480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/orange-path-on-topography-cropped-no-whitespace.svg\" class=\"module--background none lazy\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\n<div class=\"desktop-only\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2177\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/timeline-green-map-bg-trimmed.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--background lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><div \n  class=\"\n    hotspot-image--spot \n    complex      \" \n  style=\"\n    --top:41.5%;\n    --left:12%;\n  \"\n>\n  <button\n    aria-label=\"Open 1832\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\" \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e45261f\"\n    for=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e45261f-content\"\n    group=\"hsi-698498e42efd3\"\n    type=\"accordion\"     push-history=\"false\" \n  >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/orange-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/white-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon-active lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <p >1832<\/p>  <\/button>\n  \n  <div \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e45261f-content\" \n    class=\"hotspot-image--popup\"\n    style=\"display:none\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"editor-content\">\n      <h3 class='hotspot-image--title'>1832<\/h3>      <p>Joseph Byron establishes business in Massachusetts where 65 years later, his grandson, opens expands into the Blue Ridge Mountains of Maryland. Business flourishes amid an abundance of rock oak, a major source of tannic acid used in the veg-tan process.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div \n  class=\"\n    hotspot-image--spot \n    complex      \" \n  style=\"\n    --top:40%;\n    --left:17%;\n  \"\n>\n  <button\n    aria-label=\"Open 1922\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\" \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e488514\"\n    for=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e488514-content\"\n    group=\"hsi-698498e42efd3\"\n    type=\"accordion\"     push-history=\"false\" \n  >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/orange-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/white-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon-active lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <p >1922<\/p>  <\/button>\n  \n  <div \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e488514-content\" \n    class=\"hotspot-image--popup\"\n    style=\"display:none\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"editor-content\">\n      <h3 class='hotspot-image--title'>1922<\/h3>      <p>Following its founding in 1906, European leather manufacturer Seton begins supplying leather to the automotive industry.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div \n  class=\"\n    hotspot-image--spot \n    complex      \" \n  style=\"\n    --top:39%;\n    --left:21%;\n  \"\n>\n  <button\n    aria-label=\"Open 1926\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\" \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e4bfda6\"\n    for=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e4bfda6-content\"\n    group=\"hsi-698498e42efd3\"\n    type=\"accordion\"     push-history=\"false\" \n  >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/orange-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/white-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon-active lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <p >1926<\/p>  <\/button>\n  \n  <div \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e4bfda6-content\" \n    class=\"hotspot-image--popup\"\n    style=\"display:none\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"editor-content\">\n      <h3 class='hotspot-image--title'>1926<\/h3>      <p>Salesman Alfred Fried opens tannery and trading company specializing in handbags and belts in Manhattan.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div \n  class=\"\n    hotspot-image--spot \n    complex      \" \n  style=\"\n    --top:39.5%;\n    --left:26%;\n  \"\n>\n  <button\n    aria-label=\"Open 1933\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\" \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e503a66\"\n    for=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e503a66-content\"\n    group=\"hsi-698498e42efd3\"\n    type=\"accordion\"     push-history=\"false\" \n  >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/orange-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/white-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon-active lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <p >1933<\/p>  <\/button>\n  \n  <div \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e503a66-content\" \n    class=\"hotspot-image--popup\"\n    style=\"display:none\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"editor-content\">\n      <h3 class='hotspot-image--title'>1933<\/h3>      <p>Freid and families merge with Flynn &amp; Sons to form Garden State Tanning, expanding its business into 4 states. The company continues to grow as it enters the automotive leather business, acquiring additional facilities and expanding its footprint over two decades.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div \n  class=\"\n    hotspot-image--spot \n    complex      \" \n  style=\"\n    --top:40%;\n    --left:31%;\n  \"\n>\n  <button\n    aria-label=\"Open 1976\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\" \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e53d1fb\"\n    for=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e53d1fb-content\"\n    group=\"hsi-698498e42efd3\"\n    type=\"accordion\"     push-history=\"false\" \n  >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/orange-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/white-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon-active lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <p >1976<\/p>  <\/button>\n  \n  <div \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e53d1fb-content\" \n    class=\"hotspot-image--popup\"\n    style=\"display:none\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"editor-content\">\n      <h3 class='hotspot-image--title'>1976<\/h3>      <p>GST acquires operations formerly known as Byron Tanning to support the rapidly growing automotive leather market.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div \n  class=\"\n    hotspot-image--spot \n    complex      \" \n  style=\"\n    --top:41.2%;\n    --left:35%;\n  \"\n>\n  <button\n    aria-label=\"Open 1990s\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\" \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e57335d\"\n    for=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e57335d-content\"\n    group=\"hsi-698498e42efd3\"\n    type=\"accordion\"     push-history=\"false\" \n  >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/orange-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/white-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon-active lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <p >1990s<\/p>  <\/button>\n  \n  <div \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e57335d-content\" \n    class=\"hotspot-image--popup\"\n    style=\"display:none\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"editor-content\">\n      <h3 class='hotspot-image--title'>1990s<\/h3>      <p>GST becomes the first American supplier to implement the Toyota Production System (TPS). The GST team expands into in South America with a state of the art cutting facility in Mexico while Seton launches manufacturing operations in Germany and South Africa.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div \n  class=\"\n    hotspot-image--spot \n    complex      \" \n  style=\"\n    --top:43%;\n    --left:40%;\n  \"\n>\n  <button\n    aria-label=\"Open 2000\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\" \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e5a85e0\"\n    for=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e5a85e0-content\"\n    group=\"hsi-698498e42efd3\"\n    type=\"accordion\"     push-history=\"false\" \n  >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/orange-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/white-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon-active lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <p >2000<\/p>  <\/button>\n  \n  <div \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e5a85e0-content\" \n    class=\"hotspot-image--popup\"\n    style=\"display:none\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"editor-content\">\n      <h3 class='hotspot-image--title'>2000<\/h3>      <p>GST enters the China market via a consulting agreement with Genfort.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div \n  class=\"\n    hotspot-image--spot \n    complex      \" \n  style=\"\n    --top:45.5%;\n    --left:44%;\n  \"\n>\n  <button\n    aria-label=\"Open 2004\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\" \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e5e001c\"\n    for=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e5e001c-content\"\n    group=\"hsi-698498e42efd3\"\n    type=\"accordion\"     push-history=\"false\" \n  >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/orange-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/white-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon-active lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <p >2004<\/p>  <\/button>\n  \n  <div \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e5e001c-content\" \n    class=\"hotspot-image--popup\"\n    style=\"display:none\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"editor-content\">\n      <h3 class='hotspot-image--title'>2004<\/h3>      <p>GST opens Nuevo Laredo, Mexico finishing facility. GST and SRL enter into strategic technology and supply agreement for re-tan and finishing capabilities in Shanghai, China.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div \n  class=\"\n    hotspot-image--spot \n    complex      \" \n  style=\"\n    --top:47%;\n    --left:49%;\n  \"\n>\n  <button\n    aria-label=\"Open 2006\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\" \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e62691b\"\n    for=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e62691b-content\"\n    group=\"hsi-698498e42efd3\"\n    type=\"accordion\"     push-history=\"false\" \n  >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/orange-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/white-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon-active lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <p >2006<\/p>  <\/button>\n  \n  <div \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e62691b-content\" \n    class=\"hotspot-image--popup\"\n    style=\"display:none\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"editor-content\">\n      <h3 class='hotspot-image--title'>2006<\/h3>      <p>GST consolidates all cutting operations into Saltillo, Mexico campus; purchases CUINBA. Company relocates Global HQ &amp; Technical Center from Maryland to Michigan.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div \n  class=\"\n    hotspot-image--spot \n    complex      \" \n  style=\"\n    --top:47%;\n    --left:55%;\n  \"\n>\n  <button\n    aria-label=\"Open 2010\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\" \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e65d94b\"\n    for=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e65d94b-content\"\n    group=\"hsi-698498e42efd3\"\n    type=\"accordion\"     push-history=\"false\" \n  >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/orange-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/white-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon-active lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <p 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/white-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon-active lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <p >2018<\/p>  <\/button>\n  \n  <div \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e697795-content\" \n    class=\"hotspot-image--popup\"\n    style=\"display:none\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"editor-content\">\n      <h3 class='hotspot-image--title'>2018<\/h3>      <p>GST adds new finishing plant in Jiaxing, China.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div \n  class=\"\n    hotspot-image--spot \n    complex      \" \n  style=\"\n    --top:43.3%;\n    --left:64%;\n  \"\n>\n  <button\n    aria-label=\"Open 2019\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\" \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e6cd207\"\n    for=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e6cd207-content\"\n    group=\"hsi-698498e42efd3\"\n    type=\"accordion\"     push-history=\"false\" \n  >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/orange-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/white-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon-active lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <p >2019<\/p>  <\/button>\n  \n  <div \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e6cd207-content\" \n    class=\"hotspot-image--popup\"\n    style=\"display:none\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"editor-content\">\n      <h3 class='hotspot-image--title'>2019<\/h3>      <p>GST opens a global headquarters in Michigan.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div \n  class=\"\n    hotspot-image--spot \n    complex      \" \n  style=\"\n    --top:42%;\n    --left:69%;\n  \"\n>\n  <button\n    aria-label=\"Open 2021\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\"\n    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oneness.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div \n  class=\"\n    hotspot-image--spot \n    complex      \" \n  style=\"\n    --top:41.2%;\n    --left:73%;\n  \"\n>\n  <button\n    aria-label=\"Open 2023\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\"\n    is=\"ada-toggler\" \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e745a3a\"\n    for=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e745a3a-content\"\n    group=\"hsi-698498e42efd3\"\n    type=\"accordion\"     push-history=\"false\" \n  >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/orange-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/white-hotspot.svg\" class=\"hotspot-image--spot-icon-active lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>    <p >2023<\/p>  <\/button>\n  \n  <div \n    id=\"hsi-698498e42efd3hsis-698498e745a3a-content\" \n    class=\"hotspot-image--popup\"\n    style=\"display:none\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"editor-content\">\n      <h3 class='hotspot-image--title'>2023<\/h3>      <p>Pangea publishes inaugural sustainability report.<\/p>\n<p>All applicable facilities receive LWG Gold.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  <div class=\"mobile-only\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper wrapper--normal\">\n      <table>\n                              <tr>\n              <td><h3>1832<\/h3><\/td>\n              <td><div class=\"editor-content\"><p>Joseph Byron establishes business in Massachusetts where 65 years later, his grandson, opens expands into the Blue Ridge Mountains of Maryland. Business flourishes amid an abundance of rock oak, a major source of tannic acid used in the veg-tan process.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n                                        <tr>\n              <td><h3>1922<\/h3><\/td>\n              <td><div class=\"editor-content\"><p>Following its founding in 1906, European leather manufacturer Seton begins supplying leather to the automotive industry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n                                        <tr>\n              <td><h3>1926<\/h3><\/td>\n              <td><div class=\"editor-content\"><p>Salesman Alfred Fried opens tannery and trading company specializing in handbags and belts in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n                                        <tr>\n              <td><h3>1933<\/h3><\/td>\n              <td><div class=\"editor-content\"><p>Freid and families merge with Flynn &amp; Sons to form Garden State Tanning, expanding its business into 4 states. The company continues to grow as it enters the automotive leather business, acquiring additional facilities and expanding its footprint over two decades.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n                                        <tr>\n              <td><h3>1976<\/h3><\/td>\n              <td><div class=\"editor-content\"><p>GST acquires operations formerly known as Byron Tanning to support the rapidly growing automotive leather market.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n                                        <tr>\n              <td><h3>1990s<\/h3><\/td>\n              <td><div class=\"editor-content\"><p>GST becomes the first American supplier to implement the Toyota Production System (TPS). The GST team expands into in South America with a state of the art cutting facility in Mexico while Seton launches manufacturing operations in Germany and South Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n                                        <tr>\n              <td><h3>2000<\/h3><\/td>\n              <td><div class=\"editor-content\"><p>GST enters the China market via a consulting agreement with Genfort.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n                                        <tr>\n              <td><h3>2004<\/h3><\/td>\n              <td><div class=\"editor-content\"><p>GST opens Nuevo Laredo, Mexico finishing facility. GST and SRL enter into strategic technology and supply agreement for re-tan and finishing capabilities in Shanghai, China.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n                                        <tr>\n              <td><h3>2006<\/h3><\/td>\n              <td><div class=\"editor-content\"><p>GST consolidates all cutting operations into Saltillo, Mexico campus; purchases CUINBA. Company relocates Global HQ &amp; Technical Center from Maryland to Michigan.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n                                        <tr>\n              <td><h3>2010<\/h3><\/td>\n              <td><div class=\"editor-content\"><p>GST acquires Seton Company to become GST Seton AutoLeather.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n                                        <tr>\n              <td><h3>2018<\/h3><\/td>\n              <td><div class=\"editor-content\"><p>GST adds new finishing plant in Jiaxing, China.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n                                        <tr>\n              <td><h3>2019<\/h3><\/td>\n              <td><div class=\"editor-content\"><p>GST opens a global headquarters in Michigan.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n                                        <tr>\n              <td><h3>2021<\/h3><\/td>\n              <td><div class=\"editor-content\"><p>GST rebrands itself as Pangea, representing global oneness.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n                                        <tr>\n              <td><h3>2023<\/h3><\/td>\n              <td><div class=\"editor-content\"><p>Pangea publishes inaugural sustainability report.<\/p>\n<p>All applicable facilities receive LWG Gold.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n                        <\/table>\n    <\/div>  \n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"module columns  light-background no-background-image-style has-background-image\" style=\"--desktop-padding-top:60px; --desktop-padding-bottom:60px; --mobile-padding-top:60px; --mobile-padding-bottom:60px;\" id= 'our-locations' ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeamade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/design-bg-tan.svg\" class=\"module--background none lazy\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><div class=\"wrapper wrapper--normal \" >\n  <div class=\"row align-top  \">\n          <div class=\"col col-sm-6 col-xs-12\">\n        <animate-on-scroll animation=\"none\" delay=\"0\">\n                    <div class=\"editor-content\">\n                        <p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #e05638; font-family: Noe Display; margin-bottom: 0px; font-weight: bold;\">Who we are<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Discover Our<br \/>\nGlobal Presence<\/h2>\n<p>From our roots to your hands, every product tells a story of craftsmanship that spans the globe. 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