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Gildan Nominates Four to Join Board

March 30, 2018

Gildan Activewear Inc., Montreal, recently announced that its board of directors has nominated Maryse Bertrand, Marc Caira, Charles M. Herington and Craig Leavitt as director nominees to be voted on by the company’s shareholders at its annual shareholders meeting, to be held May 3.

“The competitive dynamics in the apparel industry continue to evolve and these proposed director candidates are highly accomplished individuals who will bring a wealth of experience to the board as the company continues to grow,” says Bill Anderson, chairman, Gildan.

Bertrand has had a career in law and business spanning more than 35 years. She currently is an advisor in corporate governance and risk management, and is a member of the boards of directors of National Bank of Canada and Metro Inc. From 2016-2017, she was strategic advisor and counsel to Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and, prior to that, she was vice president, real estate services, legal services and general counsel at CBC/Radio-Canada.

Caira is vice chairman of the board of directors of Restaurant Brands Intl. Inc., a multinational quick-service restaurant company. He also serves on the boards of directors of Hydro One Limited and the Minto Group. He also serves on the board of Governors of Seneca College. Previously, Caira was president and CEO of Tim Hortons Inc. He also served as a member of the executive board of Nestlé S.A. in Switzerland, and CEO of Nestlé Professional.


Herington is the chief operating officer, vice chairman and president of global operations at Zumba Fitness LLC. He also sits on the boards of directors of Molson Coors Brewing Co., Klox Technologies and Hy Cite Enterprises LLC. From 2006-2012, Herington served as executive vice president of developing and emerging markets group at Avon Products Inc. Prior to that, Herington was president and CEO of America Online (AOLA) Latin America; president of the Latin America division at Revlon; and president at Pepsico Restaurants Latin America Inc.

Leavitt has had a career as a business leader in the retail sector that spans more than 30 years. He most recently served as CEO of Kate Spade & Co. Previously, he was president of global retail at Link Theory Holdings. He also spent several years at Diesel, an Italian retail clothing company, where he was most recently executive vice president of sales and retail, and he spent 16 years at Polo Ralph Lauren, where he held positions of increasing responsibility, including executive vice president of retail concepts. Leavitt serves on the boards of directors of Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. and Crate & Barrel.

With these nominations, Gildan is proposing to increase its board’s size from nine to 12 directors. — J.L.


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