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Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL)On Nov 25: 18.94  Up 0.34 (1.83%)  
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Gildan Activewear Inc.
600 De Maisonneuve Boulevard West
33rd Floor
Montreal, QC H3A 3J2
Canada - Map
Phone: 514-735-2023
Fax: 514-735-6810
Web Site: http://www.gildan.com

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Consumer Goods
Industry:Textile - Apparel Clothing
Full Time Employees:18,000

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Gildan Activewear, Inc. operates as a vertically-integrated marketer and manufacturer of branded basic apparel. The company supplies activewear for the screenprint channel in the U.S. and Canada. It also supplies to this market in Europe, and is establishing a presence in Mexico and the Asia-Pacific region. The company sells T-shirts, sport shirts, and fleece in large quantities to wholesale distributors as undecorated ‘blanks’, which are subsequently decorated by screenprinters with designs and logos. Consumers ultimately purchase the Company’s products, with the Gildan label, in venues such as sports, entertainment and corporate events, and travel and tourism destinations. The company’s products are also utilized for work uniforms and other end-uses to convey individual, group, and team identity. Gildan Activewear also supplies private label and Gildan branded socks, primarily sold to mass-market retailers. The company, formerly known as Textiles Gildan, Inc., was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Glenn J. Chamandy , 48
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Laurence G. Sellyn , 59
    Chief Financial & Admin. Officer and Exec. VP
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Michael R. Hoffman , 46
    Pres of Gildan Activewear SRL
    $ 314.00K $ 484.00K
    Mr. Benito Masi , 53
    Exec. VP of Manufacturing
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Eric R. Lehman , 48
    Chief Information Officer and Exec. VP of Supply Chain
    $ 318.00KN/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.


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