COMPANY

Clothing retailer, founded 1969 by Doris and Donald Fisher. Also owns chains Athleta, Baby Gap, Banana Republic, Gap Kids, Intermix, and Old Navy. At the company's high point, it had over 3,000 stores.

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

Industry:
Retail

Ticker:
NYSE:GPS

Corporate headquarters:
San Francisco, CA

Sales:
$15.8B (2004)

Employees:
153000 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Leroy T. Barnes, Jr.	Business	c. 1952		Treasurer of PG&E, 2001-05
Charles K. Crovitz	Business	c. 1953		EVP at Gap, 1998-2003
Millard Drexler	Business	c. 1944		CEO of J. Crew
Donald Fisher	Business	3-Sep-1928	27-Sep-2009	Co-Founder of The Gap
Doris F. Fisher	Business	1932		Co-Founder of The Gap
Robert J. Fisher	Business	1954		Interim CEO of The Gap
Anne Gust	Attorney	15-Mar-1958		Wife of Jerry Brown
Jeanne P. Jackson	Business	10-Aug-1951		CEO of Banana Republic, 1995-2000
Heidi Kunz	Business	c. 1955		CFO of Blue Shield of California
Glenn K. Murphy	Business	c. 1962		CEO of Gap
Paul S. Pressler	Business	1956		CEO of Gap, 2002-07
J. Patrick Spainhour	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Servicemaster

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Howard P. Behar	Business	c. 1947		Starbucks President North America, 2001-02
Adrian Bellamy	Business	c. 1942		CEO of The Body Shop
Domenico De Sole	Business	1944		CEO of Gucci, 1994-2004
Doris F. Fisher	Business	1932		Co-Founder of The Gap
Robert J. Fisher	Business	1954		Interim CEO of The Gap
Penelope L. Hughes	Business	c. 1960		Former Coca-Cola executive
Bob L. Martin	Business	?		CEO of Wal-Mart International, 1993-99
Jorge P. Montoya	Business	1946		Procter & Gamble Executive
Glenn K. Murphy	Business	c. 1962		CEO of Gap
Paul S. Pressler	Business	1956		CEO of Gap, 2002-07
James M. Schneider	Business	c. 1953		CFO of Dell Computer, 2000-07
Mayo A. Shattuck III	Business	1954		CEO of Constellation Energy Group
Kneeland C. Youngblood	Business	13-Dec-1955		Pharos Capital Group

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Millard Drexler	Business	c. 1944		CEO of J. Crew
Donald Fisher	Business	3-Sep-1928	27-Sep-2009	Co-Founder of The Gap
Glenda Hatchett	TV Personality	14-Dec-1951		Judge Hatchett
Charles Schwab	Business	29-Jul-1937		Founded Charles Schwab & Co.

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jason Biggs	Actor	12-May-1978		American Pie
Eric Bogosian	Actor	24-Apr-1953		Talk Radio
Chad Smith	Drummer	25-Oct-1961		Drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Morgan Spurlock	Film Director	7-Nov-1970		Filmmaker, took on McDonald's

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rosanna Arquette	Actor	10-Aug-1959		Desperately Seeking Susan
Erykah Badu	Singer	26-Feb-1971		R&B vocalist, Baduizm
Selma Blair	Actor	23-Jun-1972		A Dirty Shame
William S. Burroughs	Author	5-Feb-1914	2-Aug-1997	Naked Lunch
Kate Capshaw	Actor	3-Nov-1953		Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Julie Delpy	Actor	21-Dec-1969		Europa Europa
Taye Diggs	Actor	2-Jan-1971		How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Missy Elliott	Rapper	1-Jul-1971		Get Ur Freak On
Marianne Faithfull	Singer/Songwriter	29-Dec-1946		Sister Morphine
Will Ferrell	Comic	16-Jul-1967		Saturday Night Live
Tina Fey	Actor	18-May-1970		Liz Lemon on 30 Rock
Danny Glover	Actor	22-Jul-1946		Lethal Weapon
Melanie Griffith	Actor	9-Aug-1957		Mom from Lolita redux
Davis Guggenheim	Film Director	1964		An Inconvenient Truth
Marcia Gay Harden	Actor	14-Aug-1959		Verna in Miller's Crossing
Dennis Hopper	Actor	17-May-1936	29-May-2010	Apocalypse Now
Natalie Imbruglia	Singer/Songwriter	4-Feb-1975		Torn
Scarlett Johansson	Actor	22-Nov-1984		Ghost World, Lost in Translation
Milla Jovovich	Actor	17-Dec-1975		The Fifth Element
Regina King	Actor	15-Jan-1971		Jerry Maguire
Lenny Kravitz	Musician	26-May-1964		Wants to fly away yeah
Ashton Kutcher	Actor	7-Feb-1978		Kelso on That '70s Show
Lucy Liu	Actor	2-Dec-1968		Ling on Ally McBeal
Lindsay Lohan	Actor	2-Jul-1986		Mean Girls
Andie MacDowell	Actor	21-Apr-1958		St. Elmo's Fire
William H. Macy	Actor	13-Mar-1950		Fargo
John Mayer	Musician	16-Oct-1977		Your Body Is a Wonderland
Brittany Murphy	Actor	10-Nov-1977	20-Dec-2009	Clueless
Sarah Jessica Parker	Actor	25-Mar-1965		Carrie on Sex and the City
Mekhi Phifer	Actor	29-Dec-1974		Dr. Greg Pratt on E.R.
Laura Prepon	Actor	7-Mar-1980		Donna on That '70s Show
Claudia Schiffer	Model	25-Aug-1970		Top German supermodel
Liev Schreiber	Actor	4-Oct-1967		Actor, voiceover talent
Seal	Singer	19-Feb-1963		Kiss From A Rose
Sarah Silverman	Comic	1-Dec-1970		The Sarah Silverman Program
Kiefer Sutherland	Actor	21-Dec-1966		24
Twyla Tharp	Dancer	1-Jul-1941		Choreographer
Liv Tyler	Actor	1-Jul-1977		Daughter of Aerosmith frontman
Steven Tyler	Singer	26-Mar-1948		Frontman for Aerosmith
Jean-Claude Van Damme	Actor	18-Oct-1960		Timecop
Gus Van Sant	Film Director	24-Jul-1952		My Own Private Idaho
Michael Vartan	Actor	27-Nov-1968		Never Been Kissed
Ken Watanabe	Actor	21-Oct-1959		The Last Samurai
Forest Whitaker	Actor	15-Jul-1961		Ghost Dog

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