Hanesbrands

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Hanesbrands

COMPANY

Founded 1901 by brothers John W. and Pleasant Hanes as two separate businesses, sock-maker Shamrock Mills, and brief-maker Hanes Knitting Company. Shamrock Mills became Hanes Hosiery Mills Company in 1914, and the two companies merged in 1962 as Hanes Corporation. In 1979 Hanes was subsumed into Sara Lee via hostile takeover, and in 2006 it was spun off by Sara Lee as Hanesbrands.

Official Website:
http://www.hanesbrands.com/

Industry:
Garment

Ticker:
NYSE:HBI

Corporate headquarters:
Winston-Salem, NC

Sales:
$4.5B (2007)

Employees:
50,000

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Lee A. Chaden Business c. 1941 Chairman of Hanesbrands, 2006-08

John W. Hanes Business 3-Feb-1850 22-Sep-1903 Hosiery magnate

Pleasant Hanes Business 16-Oct-1845 9-Jun-1925 Underwear magnate

Richard A. Noll Business c. 1957 CEO of Hanesbrands

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Lee A. Chaden Business c. 1941 Chairman of Hanesbrands, 2006-08

Charles W. Coker Business 10-May-1933 CEO of Sonoco Products, 1990-98

Bobby J. Griffin Business c. 1948 Former President Intl., Ryder System

James C. Johnson Attorney c. 1952 Asst. General Counsel at Boeing

Jessica Tuchman Mathews Government 1946 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

J. Patrick Mulcahy Business c. 1943 CEO of Energizer, 1986-2005

Ronald L. Nelson Business c. 1953 CEO of Avis Budget Group

Richard A. Noll Business c. 1957 CEO of Hanesbrands

Alice M. Peterson Business c. 1952 Syrus Global

Andrew J. Schindler Business 12-Aug-1944 CEO of RJ Reynolds, 1995-2004

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Christina Applegate Actor 25-Nov-1971 Married with Children

Kevin Bacon Actor 8-Jul-1958 Everybody cut Footloose

Jackie Chan Actor 7-Apr-1954 Martial arts star, did his own stunts

Jennifer Love Hewitt Actor 21-Feb-1979 Ghost Whisperer

Michael Jordan Basketball 17-Feb-1963 God's gift to basketball, clearly

Matthew Perry Actor 19-Aug-1969 Chandler on Friends

Marisa Tomei Actor 4-Dec-1964 My Cousin Vinny

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