Gildan Activewear Inc. 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 upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 3, 2018 in Montreal, Quebec. Maryse Bertrand has had a career in law and business spanning over 35 years. Ms. Bertrand is currently 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., a leader in the grocery and pharmaceutical distribution sectors in Canada. From 2016 to 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, Canada’s public broadcaster. Marc Caira is currently the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Restaurant Brands International Inc., a multinational quick service restaurant company. Mr. Caira also serves on the Boards of Directors of Hydro One Limited, an electricity transmission and distribution services provider, and the Minto Group. He also serves on the Board of Governors of Seneca College. Previously, Mr. Caira was President and Chief Executive Officer of Tim Hortons Inc. Charles M. Herington is currently the Chief Operating Officer, Vice-Chairman and President of Global Operations at Zumba Fitness LLC. Mr. Herington also sits on the Boards of Directors of Molson Coors Brewing Company. From 2006 to 2012, Mr. Herington served as Executive Vice-President of Developing and Emerging Markets Group at Avon Products Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Herington was President and Chief Executive Officer of America Online (AOLA) Latin America. Prior to that, he was President of the Latin America division at Revlon, and before that, he was President at Pepsico Restaurants Latin America Inc. Craig Leavitt has had a career as a business leader in the retail sector that spans over 30 years. Mr. Leavitt most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Kate Spade & Company. Previously, Mr. Leavitt 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, known for its clothing, marketing and distribution of products in apparel, home accessories and fragrances, where he held positions of increasing responsibility, including Executive Vice-President of Retail Concepts.
Gildan Activewear Inc. is a vertically integrated manufacturer of everyday basic apparel, including activewear, underwear, and hosiery products. Its primary product categories include activewear tops and bottoms (activewear), socks (hosiery), and underwear tops and bottoms (underwear). Its activewear product lines include T-shirts, fleece tops and bottoms, and sports shirts. Its hosiery product lines include athletic, dress, casual and workwear socks, liner socks and socks for therapeutic purposes. Its underwear product lines include men's and boy's underwear (tops and bottoms) and ladiesâ panties. It markets its products in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, under a diversified portfolio of Company-owned brands, including Gildan, American Apparel, Comfort Colors, GOLDTOE and Peds. It also sells socks under the Under Armour brand in the United States and Canada. It has manufacturing facilities in Central America, the Caribbean, North America, and Bangladesh.
GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC. 
