Gildan Activewear, Inc.’s (PPAI 250187) board of directors has selected Shirley E. Cunningham and Patrik Frisk as director nominees to be voted the on by shareholders at the supplier’s annual meeting on May 4 in Montreal, Quebec.
Cunningham is currently executive vice president and chief operating officer, ag business and enterprise strategy, for CHS Inc., a global energy, grains and foods company. She has more than 25 years of global experience in information technology and business management. Currently serving on the boards of Ardent Mills, LLC and Ventura Foods, LLC, Cunningham was recently elected to the board of Finnish chemicals company Kemira Oyj.
Until recently, Frisk served as CEO and a board member at fashion retailer The Aldo Group; now he has assumed a consulting role. Previously, he served VF Corporation as president of the corporation’s Outdoor Americas Coalition, Timberland and Outdoor & Action Sports brand. He started his career with W.L. Gore & Associates, the makers of Gore-Tex.