WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2014--
HanesBrands (NYSE: HBI), a leading global maker and marketer of everyday
basic apparel under world-class brands, today announced that David V.
Singer, former chief executive officer of snack food leader
Snyder’s-Lance, Inc., has been appointed to the company’s board of
directors.
Singer, 59, whose term runs until the 2015 annual meeting of
stockholders, will serve on the board’s audit committee. With Singer’s
appointment, the Hanes board has 10 members.
Singer, who had a successful multidecade career in the food/beverage and
finance industries, retired as CEO from Snyder’s-Lance, Inc., in May
2013 after creating a leading national snack food company through
acquisitions and turning around the Charlotte-based company by leading
the overhaul of its supply chain, sales, marketing and distribution
functions.
“Dave’s leadership skills, finance acumen and vast consumer-product
experience across multiple disciplines make him a valued addition to our
talented board of directors,” Hanes Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Richard A. Noll said.
Singer served as CEO of Lance, Inc., from 2005 until 2010 when he
oversaw the merger with Snyder’s of Hanover, resulting in a snack food
company with some of the leading pretzel, sandwich cracker and snack
brands in the country. He served as CEO of Snyder’s-Lance, Inc., from
2010 until his retirement. Prior to that, he held the treasurer, chief
financial officer and executive vice president roles in a 19-year career
at Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated in Charlotte, one of the nation's
largest independent Coca-Cola bottlers, as well as finance positions at
BNY Mellon in Pittsburgh.
He serves as a director of Brunswick Corporation, Flowers Foods, Inc.,
and SPX Corporation. He earned his bachelor of science degree in
marketing and MBA from Pennsylvania State University in State College,
Penn.
HanesBrands
HanesBrands is a socially responsible leading marketer of everyday basic
apparel under some of the world’s strongest apparel brands in the
Americas, Asia and Europe, including Hanes, Champion, Playtex,
DIM, Bali, Maidenform, Flexees, JMS/Just
My Size, Wonderbra, Nür Die, Lovable and Gear for Sports.
The company sells T-shirts, bras, panties, shapewear, men’s underwear,
children’s underwear, socks, hosiery, and activewear produced in the
company’s low-cost global supply chain. Ranked No. 530 on the Fortune
1000 list, Hanes has approximately 55,900 employees in more than 35
countries and takes pride in its strong reputation for ethical business
practices. Hanes is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star
2014, 2013 and 2012 Sustained Excellence Award winner and 2011 and 2010
Partner of the Year award winner. The company has been ranked on
Newsweek magazine’s list of Top 500 greenest U.S. companies. More
information about the company and its corporate social responsibility
initiatives, including environmental, social compliance and community
improvement achievements, may be found at www.Hanes.com/corporate.
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