Neyius Textiles Becomes the Group’s Unified Manufacturing Platform

The Neyius Group has restructured its manufacturing operations, bringing Global Incentives Manufacturing (GIM) and Pacific Sole Manufacturing together under one industrial brand: Neyius Textiles. The move gives the group a single, clearly defined home for factory production and materials work, rather than running the two operations as separate lines within the wider portfolio.

Leading the newly combined platform is Shamim Munshi, named CEO and President of Neyius Textiles. Munshi has run Global Incentives Manufacturing since 2015, guiding the factory through consistent year over year profit growth, a move into a facility spanning more than 120,000 square feet, and the introduction of nanotechnology into core production processes. Under his direction, GIM also stood up a dedicated research and development arm focused on material innovation, work that now carries forward into the next generation of Neyius Textiles fabrics.

Consolidating GIM and Pacific Sole Manufacturing under one name gives Neyius Group a clearer market identity and a more direct path for continued investment in manufacturing capability, ahead of further initiatives planned elsewhere in the portfolio.

From a 23 Year Old Hire to President and General Manager

Courtney Jordan hired Munshi to lead Global Incentives Manufacturing when Munshi was just 23, a decision that placed him at the head of a large textile operation in Bangladesh producing everything from shirts and ties to shoes and boots for a global customer base.

A Bangladeshi magazine profiled Munshi at 24, framing him against a familiar backdrop: ask a room full of 24 year olds what they’re doing with their lives, and most answers land somewhere between unbothered and unsure. Munshi was neither. He was already running the show.

In that interview, Munshi talked about a policy he pushed for early on: opening GIM’s production lines to smaller order quantities so newer designers could get a foothold. “I am fully aware of how this can sometimes deter fashion entrepreneurs from moving forward with the production of their dreams,” he said, adding that he wanted everyone to get a real shot at building something, regardless of how small their first order was.

He credited much of his approach to Courtney Jordan, founder of Venture Beyond (VENBEYCAP), GIM’s parent company at the time. Munshi described Jordan as a mentor who judged people on effort and results rather than age or gender, and who had little patience for excuses. “Whatever you sow here, you reap, no room for favoritism,” Munshi said. “If you are on your toes and keep delivering to the best of your abilities, he’ll encourage and celebrate you.”

Munshi also pointed to Mandee Woodard and Heather Montgomery, who led the parent company at the time, as proof that opportunity in the organization wasn’t limited by age. He described managing more than 60 staff in Bangladesh, and said he saw his own age as an asset rather than an obstacle: “Here, it is about how hard you work. When people see you working hard and looking out for them, they respect you.”

Munshi traced his path back to his childhood in Thakurgaon, where he played football and cricket like any other kid but says he always sensed he saw the world differently. That instinct led him to Chittagong, where he was working at a hotel when he met Courtney Jordan, a meeting that set the course for the rest of his career.

This story was originally published by SOM Magazine. Following SOM Magazine’s merger with Vents Magazine, the original article has been migrated and republished at Vents Magazine and is available here.

Still Rooted in Bangladesh

Munshi’s ties to Bangladesh go beyond the factory floor. He volunteers his free time with CJF Bangladesh, helping feed and mentor students in villages around the region. He splits his time between that community work and his responsibilities at Neyius Textiles, and will be in Dhaka for Neyius Textiles business in the coming weeks.

For more on the Neyius Group’s manufacturing division and its other portfolio companies, visit Neyius.com and NeyiusGroup.com.