Hear Her Story

Meet some of the strong women behind Gildan’s success. We believe every woman has a unique and inspiring story to tell. In our series ‘Hear Her Story’, women from across the Company share their personal stories of passion, motivation, challenges and everything that makes them the women they are today.

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Hear Her Story: Q&A with Champa Akter, Sewing Superintendent at Gildan
We sat down with Champa, one of our sewing superintendents at our Dhaka factory to look back at her seventeen-year career at the Company.

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Hear Her Story: Q&A With Caterina Nardi, Accounting Clerk
Caterina, Account Clerk for Gildan in Montreal, Canada was diagnosed with cancer in December 2018. Shortly after she went on leave, underwent two surgeries and rounds of chemotherapy, but none of it has gotten her down.

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Hear Her Story: Q&A With Johanna Sofía Toribio, Sewing Controller at Gildan
Johanna, Sewing Controller at Gildan, shares with us her passion for accounting and finance and what she wishes people knew about accounting professionals.

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13 Inspiring Stories From Women in Manufacturing
In light of International Women’s Day 2019, Gildan launched a campaign to recognize some of their 23,000 female employees.

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Hear Her Story: Q&A With Fulvia Stevens, Director of Customer Service at Gildan
Fulvia, Director of Customer Service at Gildan shares the best advice she has ever received and her thoughts on how her success is her family’s success.

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Hear Her Story: Q&A With Ruth Vizcarra, Operations Manager at Gildan
We sat down with Ruth, Gildan’s Operations Manager, to look back at her 15 year career at the company. From starting out as a Quality Supervisor to finding her fit in operations, Ruth shares her story and the personal milestones she reached along the way:

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Hear Her Story: Q&A with Amanda Thornhill, Merchandising Manager at Gildan
Amanda, Merchandising Manager for Gildan, shares her passion for product development and the leaders that have helped her along the way in her nine years at Gildan. Here is her story:

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Hear Her Story: Q&A With Margarita Najera, Plant Manager at Gildan
Margarita, Plant Manager at Gildan shares with us the joy of coming back to work in her native country and her sudden rise to leadership. Here is her story:

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Hear Her Story: Q&A with Vileika Ramirez, Director of Human Resources - Caribbean Basin at Gildan
With over ten years at Gildan and thirty years of experience in human resources, Vileika has been able to share her passion and HR expertise with Gildan teams in different parts of the world. Here is her story:

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Hear Her Story: Q&A with Retta Murphy, Manager of Customer Service at Gildan
Retta shares how her love of serving others has helped her find her fit in customer service. Here is Retta’s story:
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