Board of Directors

The members of the Hanesbrands Inc. Board of Directors bring their working knowledge of corporate governance and issue-specific knowledge to help manage Hanesbrands Inc.’s global growth.
 
In addition to Hanesbrands Inc. Executive Chairman Lee Chaden and CEO Rich Noll, eight outside Directors include three former CEOs who took corporations public, as well as experts in worldwide logistics, Southeast Asia, global trade, corporate governance, plus trade and regulatory affairs. 
 
Lee A. Chaden
Chairman
Hanesbrands Inc.
Chaden joined Sara Lee Corporation in 1991 and has held positions within several of the company’s divisions. In 2003, Chaden was named to lead global marketing and sales for Sara Lee Corporation and was elected an executive vice president. He became CEO of Sara Lee Branded Apparel in 2004 and was appointed executive chairman of Hanesbrands Inc. in 2006. 
 

Richard A. Noll
Chief Executive Officer
Hanesbrands Inc.
Noll joined Sara Lee in 1992 as chief executive officer of the U.S. sock business, adding international responsibilities in 1998. After holding top positions in the company’s apparel and bakery group divisions, Noll was named president and chief operating officer of Sara Lee Branded Apparel in 2005 and was promoted to his current position of CEO in 2006.

Charles W. Coker, 73, is former chairman, president and chief executive officer, Sonoco Products Company.  Coker led the successful globalization of Sonoco Products, a market leader in customer-preferred packaging solutions.  Under his leadership, Sonoco Products also acquired numerous companies in the United States and around the globe to bolster the company’s product offerings and manufacturing capabilities.

Bobby J. Griffin, 57, is president, International Operations, Ryder System, Inc.Griffin is responsible for the development and leadership of Ryder’s global operations in the supply chain solutions business and is responsible for profitability and operating performance in Mexico, Canada, Europe, Latin America and Asia.

James C. Johnson, 54, is vice president, corporate secretary and assistant general counsel, The Boeing Company.  In addition to his other legal duties, Johnson has primary responsibility for implementing Boeing’s corporate governance requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  He also has legal oversight responsibilities for Securities and Exchange Commission issues, as well as merger and acquisition activities.  He currently serves on the board of Ameren Corporation.

Jessica T. Mathews, 60, has served as president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace since 1997. She was a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations from 1993 to 1997, and in 1993 also served 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. She served on the editorial board of the Washington Post from 1980 to 1982. Ms. Mathews is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission.

J. Patrick Mulcahy, 62, is vice chairman, Energizer Holdings, Inc.  Mulcahy led the successful 2000 spin-off of Eveready Battery Company from Ralston Purina Company, where he had been co-chief executive officer.  He served as chairman and chief executive officer of Energizer Holdings, Inc., which experienced significant profit growth under his leadership, prior to assuming his current role as vice chairman.  Mulcahy serves on the board of Energizer Holdings Inc. and Solutia Inc.

Alice M. Peterson, 53, is founder and president of Syrus Global, a company founded in 2002 to provide organizations with solutions in ethics, compliance, governance and reputation management.  Peterson has held operating, finance and strategy roles at Kraft, PepsiCo and Sears, where she was heavily involved in initial public offerings and spin-offs in her role as treasurer during the early-to mid-90s.  She also launched Sears into e-commerce as vice president/general manager of Sears Online.  She is a director of the general partner of Williams Partners L.P.

Andrew J. Schindler, 61, is retired chairman, Reynolds American Inc. Schindler has a broad range of leadership experience in building a successful branded consumer products company. After serving for five years as chief executive officer of RJR Tobacco Company, he led the spin-off of that business from RJR Nabisco in 1999 and then became chairman and chief executive officer of the new independant company. Later, in 2004, he led the acquisition and subsequent integration of Brown & Williamson with RJR Tobacco Holdings to create Reynolds American Inc, where he served as chairman and chief executive officer through 2005. Schindler currently serves on the board of Arvin Meritor, Inc. and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.