Gildan Activewear Inc. announced the appointment of Dhaval Buch to the company's board of directors. With the appointment of Mr. Buch, the company's board now comprises eleven members. He will serve on the board's corporate governance and social responsibility committee. Mr. Buch is currently a senior advisor for Blackstone Private Equity.

Prior to this, Mr. 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.