Phone Exec Joins Hanes Board

HanesBrands named Sharilyn Gasaway to its board of directors. Gasaway, a CPA, will serve on the audit committee and “will play a critical role as we focus on accelerating debt reduction, consistent growth, and cash flow generation,” according to CEO Steve Bratspies. “Sharilyn will play a critical role as we focus on accelerating debt reduction, consistent growth, and cash flow generation.” 

Hanes noted that “Gasaway brings experience from her time at Alltel Corporation where she was executive vice president and chief financial officer, and for several years served as controller. At Alltel Corporation, Gasaway was part of an executive team that spearheaded the company into the largest private equity buyout in the telecom industry at $32 billion and transitioned the wireless communications company through a merger with Verizon. Gasaway is a board director currently at Genesis Energy and JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. She has also served on the board of directors for Waddell and Reed Financial Inc.”