CRAiLAR Technologies Announces Resignation of CEO

VICTORIA, Nov.12, 2014 /CNW/ - CRAiLAR Technologies Inc. ("CL" or the "Company") (TSXV: CL) (OTCQB: CRLRF), which produces and markets CRAiLAR^® Flax fiber The Friendliest Fiber On The Planet™, announces management changes.

The Company reports that Ken Barker has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company. Mr. Barker has been the Company's Chief Executive Officer since August 24, 2006, and a member of our Board since January 11, 2006. In conjunction with the Board's acceptance of his resignation, Mr. Barker has agreed to continue on as a consultant for one year. In his consulting role Mr. Barker will be Chief Strategic Advisor to the Company and will continue to work with the Company's executive team.

Lesley Hayes, Chair of the Board of Directors has been appointed the interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Jason Finnis, President and Chief Innovation Officer will assume the additional responsibility for plant operations and Ted Sanders, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer will assume responsibility for Sales and Marketing. The Company has initiated a search for a fulltime CEO to replace Mr. Barker.

"On behalf of the company and our Board, we are extremely appreciative of the many years of selfless hard work that Ken brought as CRAiLAR's leader.  We are grateful that Ken has agreed to work with the CRAiLAR team and be available to advise and smoothly transition his responsibilities", stated Lesley Hayes

About CRAiLAR Technologies Inc.
CRAiLAR Technologies Inc. is focused on bringing cost-effective, sustainable bast fiber-based products to market that are environmentally friendly natural fiber alternatives with equivalent or superior performance characteristics to cotton, wood or fossil-fuel based fibers.  The Company's business operations consist primarily of the production of its natural and proprietary CRAiLAR^® Flax fibers targeted at the natural yarn and textile industries, as well as the deployment of its CRAiLAR^® processing technologies in the cellulose pulp and composites industries.

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SOURCE: Crailar Technologies Inc.

Investor Relations Contact: Genesis Select Corp: Jeff Fowlds, CEO, [phone]; Budd Zuckerman, President, [email protected], [phone]; CRAiLAR: Ted Sanders, CFO, [email protected], 1-[phone]; CRAiLAR Media: Jay Nalbach, CMO, [email protected], 1-[phone]