Board of Directors
The members of the Hanesbrands Inc. board of directors bring broad experience of corporate governance and issue-specific knowledge to help manage company’s global growth.
In addition to Hanesbrands Inc. CEO Rich Noll, eight outside directors include the former executive chairman of Hanesbrands who led the execution of company's spinoff, three former CEOs who took corporations public, as well as experts in worldwide logistics, global trade, corporate governance, trade and regulatory affairs.
Lee A. Chaden
Chairman
Hanesbrands Inc.
Lee A. Chaden has served as a member of the board since the formation of Hanesbrands in September 2005 and as non-executive chairman of the board since December 2007. From April 2006 until December 2007, he also served as executive chairman. From May 2003 until the completion of the spinoff in September 2006, Chaden also served as an executive vice president of Sara Lee. From May 2004 until April 2006, Chaden served as chief executive officer of Sara Lee Branded Apparel. He has also served at Sara Lee Corporation as executive vice president – global marketing and sales from May 2003 to May 2004 and senior vice president – human resources from 2001 to May 2003. Chaden joined Sara Lee in 1991 as president of the U.S. and Westfar divisions of Playtex Apparel, Inc., which Sara Lee acquired that year. While employed by Sara Lee, he also served as president and chief executive officer of Sara Lee Intimates, vice president of Sara Lee Corporation, senior vice president of Sara Lee Corporation and chief executive officer of Sara Lee Branded Apparel – Europe. Chaden also serves on the board of directors of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company and Carlson Companies Inc.
Richard A. Noll
Chief Executive Officer
Hanesbrands Inc.
Richard A. Noll has served as chief executive officer of Hanesbrands since April 2006 and a director since the company’s formation in September 2005. From December 2002 until the completion of the spinoff in September 2006, Noll also served as a senior vice president of Sara Lee. From July 2005 to April 2006, he served as president and chief operating officer of Sara Lee Branded Apparel. Noll served as chief executive officer of the Sara Lee Bakery Group from July 2003 to July 2005 and as the chief operating officer of the Sara Lee Bakery Group from July 2002 to July 2003. From July 2001 to July 2002, Noll was chief executive officer of Sara Lee Legwear, Sara Lee Direct and Sara Lee Mexico. He joined Sara Lee in 1992 and held a number of management positions with increasing responsibilities while employed by Sara Lee.
Charles W. Coker has served as a member of the Hanesbrands board since the completion of the spinoff in September 2006. He served as chairman of the board of Sonoco Products Company from 1990 to May 2005. Coker also served as chief executive officer of Sonoco Products from 1990 to 1998, as president from 1970 to 1990, and was reappointed president from 1994 to 1996, while maintaining the title and responsibility of chairman and chief executive officer.
Bobby J. Griffin has served as a member of the Hanesbrands board since the completion of the spinoff in September 2006. From March 2005 to March 2007, Griffin served as president, international operations of Ryder System, Inc. Beginning in 1986, Griffin served in various other management positions with Ryder System, Inc., including executive vice president, international operations from 2003 to March 2005 and executive vice president, global supply chain operations from 2001 to 2003.
James C. Johnson has served as a member of the Hanesbrands board since the completion of the spinoff in September 2006. Johnson has served as vice president and assistant general counsel of the Boeing commercial airplanes division of The Boeing Company since August 2007. From July 2004 until August 2007, he served as vice president, corporate secretary and assistant general counsel of The Boeing Company, and continued to serve as corporate secretary until December 2007. Prior to July 2004, Johnson served in various positions with The Boeing Company beginning in 1998, including senior vice president, corporate secretary and assistant general counsel from September 2002 until a management reorganization in July 2004, and as vice president, corporate secretary and assistant general counsel from July 2001 until September 2002. Johnson currently serves on the board of directors of Ameren Corporation.
Jessica T. Mathews has served as a member of the Hanesbrands board since October 2006. She has been president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace since 1997. Mathews was a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations from 1993 to 1997, and in 1993 she also served in the United States Department of State as deputy to the Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs. From 1982 to 1993, she was founding vice president and director of research of the World Resources Institute, a center for policy research on environmental and natural-resource management issues. Mathews served on the editorial board of The Washington Post from 1980 to 1982. From 1977 to 1979, she was director of the Office of Global Issues of the National Security Council. Mathews is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission and serves as a trustee of numerous nonprofit organizations.
J. Patrick Mulcahy has served as a member of the Hanesbrands board since the completion of the spinoff in September 2006. From January 2007 to the present, Mulcahy has served as chairman of the board of Energizer Holdings, Inc., and from January 2005 to January 2007, as its vice chairman. From 2000 to January 2005, he served as chief executive officer of Energizer Holdings, Inc. From 1967 to 2000, Mulcahy served in a number of management positions with Ralston Purina Company, including as co-chief executive officer from 1997 to 1999. In addition to serving on the board of directors of Energizer Holdings, Inc., Mulcahy also currently serves on the board of directors of Solutia Inc. and Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.
Ronald L. Nelson has served as a member of the Hanesbrands board since July 2008. Nelson has been chairman and chief executive officer of Avis Budget Group, Inc. since August 2006. Avis Budget Group, Inc. is the legal successor to Cendant Corporation, which split into three separate public companies as of Aug. 1, 2006. Prior to the split, Nelson was a director of Cendant Corporation from April 2003, chief financial officer from May 2003 until August 2006, and president from October 2004 to August 2006. Nelson was also chairman and chief executive officer of Cendant Corporation’s vehicle rental business from January 2006 to August 2006. From December 2005 to April 2006, Nelson was interim chief executive officer of Cendant Corporation’s former travel distribution division. From April 2003 to May 2003, Nelson was senior executive vice president, finance. From November 1994 to March 2003, Nelson was co-chief operating officer of DreamWorks SKG. He was also executive vice president, chief financial officer and a director at Paramount Communications, Inc., formerly Gulf + Western Industries, Inc.
Alice M. Peterson has served as a member of the Hanesbrands board since August 2006. Peterson is president of Syrus Global, a provider of ethics and compliance solutions. Peterson served as a director of TBC Corporation, a marketer of private branded replacement tires, from July 2005 to November 2005, when it was acquired by Sumitomo Corporation of America. From 1998 to August 2004, she served as a director of Fleming Companies. From December 2000 to December 2001, Peterson served as president and general manager of RIM Finance, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Research In Motion, Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerryTM handheld device. She previously served in executive positions at Sears, Kraft Foods Inc. and Pepisco, Inc. Peterson is a director of Williams Partners GP LLC, which is the general partner of Williams Partners L.P.
Andrew J. Schindler has served as a member of the Hanesbrands board since the completion of the spinoff in September 2006. From 1974 to 2005, Schindler served in various management positions with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc., including chairman of Reynolds America Inc. from December 2004 to December 2005 and chairman and chief executive officer from 1999 to 2004. Schindler currently serves on the board of directors of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. and ConAgra Foods, Inc.