Manufacturer

Mr. Kolmes is the CEO of Supreme Corporation, USA. Supremes’ Mission is to make the highest quality cut, slash, and abrasion resistant yarns, fabrics, and safety products in the world, utilizing proprietary coatings engineered to provide antimicrobial, flame retardant (FR), durable water repellent (DWR), and other desired protective finishes.  Supreme celebrated its fifty eighth year in business this July, and has engineered yarns, fabrics, and safety products for such prestigious organizations including the Japanese Police Department, Holland SWAT, The Italian Ministry of Defense, Beijing SWAT, and in America for the New York Police Department (NYPD). Supreme engineers a diverse array of extremely high-tech yarns, including those that are used for body implants and medical devices, and conductive and reflective yarns used for Military, Police, Sports, and Motorcycling applications. Our latest projects include Heated Gloves for the Military, Medicine Releasing yarns and fabrics, Anti-viral finish that kills viruses on contact, Geo-location and impact sensing shirts, with vital sign monitoring for Soldiers, First Responders, Police and Athletes. Matt's focus has been on developing platforms of products that improve health and well-being or lead to intervention and prevention of fatalities. 

Background: Matthew Kolmes has a degree in Economics from New York University (1994)  and graduated from New York Law School in 1997. He has a background in Civil Litigation and Intellectual Property Law. After 10 years as a Litigation Attorney, Mr. Kolmes joined Supreme Corporation in 2007 as a salesman and travelled extensively until 2010 launching and promoting the Tuff-N-Lite® brand all over the world.  In 2010, Mr. Kolmes made the transition to In-House Counsel for Supreme Corporation and manages the Patent, Trademark, and Trade Secret aspects of Supreme’s Intellectual Property portfolio. In 2011, Mr. Kolmes became the Executive Vice-President of Supreme Corporation, and continues to work as In-House Counsel, and focuses on new Product Development, and Operations Management. In 2014 Mr. Kolmes became the CEO of Supreme Corporation. The development of new technology, and the Licensing and Commercialization of that technology are his prime focus at Supreme Corporation. Supreme has won 6 innovation awards in the last 6 years. Most recently Mr. Kolmes was named as “100 Most Influential People in Fashion & Textiles” by MARSUM in 2021. Mr. Kolmes lives with his wife and three sons in Hickory North Carolina and his hobbies include snowboarding, playing speed chess online, and riding motorcycles.