Dhaval Buch Appointed as New Board Member at Gildan Actiwear

16 March 2022: Gildan Actiwear (One of the world’s largest vertically-integrated manufacturers of apparels, activewear, underwear, socks, hosiery and legwear products) has recently appointed Dhaval Buch in its Board of Directors. With his appointment, the company’s board now comprises 11 members. He will serve on the board’s corporate governance and social responsibility committee.

Gildan’s Board Chairman, Donald C. Berg, said “Dhaval is an accomplished business leader and his international expertise in supply chain operations and extensive knowledge in sustainable sourcing makes him an ideal addition to our board. We welcome Dhaval and look forward to his insights as we execute on the next phase of the company’s growth.”

Prior to this, Buch had a 35-year career as a business leader with Unilever where he last served as the global chief procurement officer for the company. In this role, he was also responsible to drive Unilever’s goal of 100% sustainable sourcing of materials. In his career with Unilever, Buch also ran the Unilever supply chain for Asia and Africa.