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Gildan makes raft of new board appointments A
refreshed board of directors has been announced by Gildan Activewear to support and guide the company through its next phase of growth under the leadership of president and CEO, Vince Tyra.
The company is pleased to announce that its board of directors has appointed the following as independent directors of the board, effective May 1: • Timothy Hodgson, former special advisor to Governor Carney at the Bank of Canada and former CEO of Goldman Sachs Canada.
• Lewis L. Bird III, former chairman and chief executive officer of At Home Group.
• Jane Craighead, former senior vice
president global human resources at Scotiabank.
• Lynn Loewen, former president of Minogue Medical.
• Les Viner, former managing partner of Torys.
The five new directors take the seats of directors Donald C. Berg, Maryse Bertrand, Shirley Cunningham, Charles Herington, and Craig Leavit. The board decided that near-term board refreshment was in the best interests of Gildan.
In addition, Luc Jobin and Chris Shackelton, members of the special committee supervising the ongoing sale process, will continue in their roles to help transition the special committee to the refreshed board.
Mr Hodgson, incoming chair of Gildan, said: “I look forward to working with this
Kingly wins Green Company of the Year award
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ingly has been awarded Green Company of Year at the BizX 2024 event held on April 18.
This recognition underscores Kingly’s steadfast dedication to sustainability and environmental stewardship. The event, held in Liverpool, was attended by Kingly’s sales assistants Stanimira Moneva and Yoana Novakova. A spokesman for Kingly, said: “As proud recipients of the BizX 2024 Green Company of the Year award, Kingly is deeply honoured and humbled. This accolade serves as a powerful testament to our ongoing commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility. We are inspired to redouble our efforts in championing eco-friendly practices and initiatives, ensuring that every endeavour we undertake contributes to a greener, more sustainable future for generations to come.”
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highly qualified board and management team to realise the full benefits of Vince’s ambitious yet realistic plan to drive growth by enhancing the Gildan Sustainable Growth strategy. “The refreshed board and I fully believe in Vince and his talented team as well as Gildan’s leading market position and growth prospects. Rest assured, I and every member of the board and management team will continue to work tirelessly on behalf of all Gildan shareholders to ensure value is being maximised.”
Mr Tyra added: “I am excited to lead Gildan forward with Tim and this world- class, reconstituted board, and look forward to leveraging their deep, varied expertise and strengths as we aim to build value together through thoughtful execution and sustainable growth.”
The Green &
Sustainable Promo Show to take place later this month
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Kingly won Green Company of the Year at the BizX awards
In other news, in the last six months Kingly has planted the equivalent of four football pitches worth of trees. In a bid to combat deforestation and alleviate extreme poverty in a partnership with Greenspark, Kingly pledged to plant 10 trees for each order received – that’s more than 7,000 trees.
he Green & Sustainable Promo Show will take place on two dates later this month.
Following on from a successful launch in 2023 under the name The Green and New Promo Show, the Green & Sustainable Show returns with new dates and locations. The show will focus on the many sustainable, recycled, eco and green products released into the promotional merchandise and wearables marketplace this year. Dates and locations as follows:
• Thursday, June 6 –The Dupont and Gate Suites, DoubleTree by Hilton London Elstree, Barnet by-pass, Borehamwood.
• Tuesday, June 11 – The Norman Hunter Suite, Leeds United AFC, Elland Road, Leeds (head for the Fullerton car park on Elland Road).
Working in partnership with Ecologi, The Green & Sustainable Promo Show will plant one tree for every show attendee. Show lanyards, banners, badges, pens, awards and goody bags will all be sustainable and recyclable.
www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk
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