Gildan Activewear Company Description
Gildan Activewear Inc. manufactures and sells various apparel products.
The company provides various activewear products, including T-shirts, fleece tops and bottoms, sports shirts, polos, and tank tops under Gildan, Gildan Performance, Gildan Hammer, Gildan Softstyle, Gildan Heavy Cotton, Gildan Ultra Cotton, Gildan DryBlend, Gildan HeavyBlend, Comfort Colors, American Apparel, and Champion brands.
It also offers hosiery products comprising athletic, dress, casual and workwear socks, liner socks, and socks for therapeutic purposes under Gildan, GoldToe, Signature Gold by GoldToe, GoldToe Edition, Peds, MediPeds, All Pro, and Powersox brands.
In addition, the company provides men's and boys' underwear products and ladies panties under Gildan and Gildan Platinum brands.
It sells its products to wholesale distributors, screenprinters, and embellishers in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America, as well as to retailers in North America, including mass merchants, department stores, national chains, specialty retailers, craft stores, and online retailers; and manufactures products for lifestyle brand companies.
The company was formerly known as Textiles Gildan Inc. and changed its name to Gildan Activewear Inc. in March 1995.
Gildan Activewear Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Country | Canada |
Founded | 1946 |
Industry | Apparel Manufacturing |
Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
Employees | 50,000 |
CEO | Glenn Chamandy |
Contact Details
Address: 600 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West Montreal, QC H3A 3J2 Canada | |
Phone | 514 735 2023 |
Website | gildancorp.com |
Stock Details
Ticker Symbol | GIL |
Exchange | Toronto Stock Exchange |
Fiscal Year | January - December |
Reporting Currency | USD |
ISIN Number | CA3759161035 |
SIC Code | 2300 |
Key Executives
Name | Position |
---|---|
Glenn J. Chamandy | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Chuck J. Ward | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
Jason DeHaan | Chief Information Officer |
Rhodri J. Harries | Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer |
Benito A. Masi | President of Manufacturing |
Luca Barile | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Jessy Hayem | Senior Vice President and Head of Investor Relations and Global Communications |
Michelle E. Taylor | Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Genevieve Gosselin | Director of Corporate Communications and Corporate Marketing |