Type: Public
On the web: http://www.hanesbrands.com
Employees: 55,500
Employee growth: 17.1%

Hanesbrands can't wait until it gets its Hanes on you. The company makes bras, boxers, hosiery, socks, and other unmentionables under top brand names, including Bali, Champion, Barely There, Just My Size, Hanes, L'eggs, Playtex, and Wonderbra. Its bras are tops in the US; its underwear, legwear, and activewear units are leaders, as well. Hanesbrands, which sells its products through stores such as Wal-Mart, Target, and Kohl's, also makes legwear under license for Donna Karan and underwear for Polo Ralph Lauren. Former parent Sara Lee spun off the division in late 2006. During the years since the spinoff, Hanesbrands has been shuttering plants and eliminating up to 5,300 jobs or some 10% of its workforce.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $4,326.7M
One year growth: 11.2%
Net income: $211.3M
Income growth: 312.0%

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Richard A. (Rich) Noll
Co-COO and President, International: Gerald W. Evans Jr.
President and Co-COO: William J. Nictakis

Competitors:
Fruit of the Loom
Limited Brands
Maidenform

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