Gildan Activewear has appointed Russ Hagey, a Senior Partner and the Worldwide Chief Talent Officer of Bain & Company, a leading management consulting firm, to its Board of Directors that now comprises ten members.

Russ Hagey

Mr Hagey joined the consulting firm in 1982 and has worked in its San Francisco, Los Angeles, Zurich, and Amsterdam offices. As Chief Talent Officer, he oversees Bain’s recruiting, professional development, training, and human resources functions for nearly 6,000 global professionals and staff across 50 offices in 32 countries.

He also has client leadership responsibilities in the areas of consumer products and health-care services. Mr Hagey holds a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and earned his Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of California at Los Angeles. He also serves on a number of community and not-for-profit boards.

Gildan

Gildan is a leading supplier of quality branded basic family apparel, including T-shirts, fleece, sport shirts, socks and underwear. It owns and operates vertically-integrated, large-scale manufacturing facilities, which are primarily located in Central America and the Caribbean Basin.

The company sells its products under a diversified portfolio of company owned brands, including the Gildan, Gold Toe and Anvil brands, as well as under license agreements for the Under Armour and New Balance brands.

The company distributes its products in printwear markets in the US and Canada. Gildan is also one of the largest suppliers of branded athletic, casual and dress socks for a broad spectrum of retailers in the US. In addition to socks, the company is developing Gildan as a consumer brand for underwear and activewear.

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