Anvil Knitwear announced that Doug LeRoy has joined the New York City-based apparel manufacturer as vice president of retail sales. As a member of Anvil's leadership team, LeRoy will be responsible for the sales and development of a multi-channel retail strategy enhancing Anvil's growth initiatives.
“Doug brings to Anvil Knitwear more than 25 years of leading successful sales, marketing and merchandising programs for some of the apparel industry's leading brands,” said Anthony Corsano, president and CEO of Anvil Knitwear. “In his new position, Doug will lead Anvil's efforts to expand partnerships with national retailers. Doug's proven track-record in the apparel industry will be a tremendous asset to growing Anvil's business.”
“It's an exciting time to join Anvil Knitwear as I believe the company is well positioned to be successful within the retail channel due to the corporate structure, proximity and flexibility of Anvil's manufacturing facilities, and the company's established CSR platform – all business attributes that are essential in today's marketplace,” said LeRoy. “I'm looking forward to joining Anvil's leadership team in accelerating this responsible apparel brand forward.”
LeRoy comes to Anvil from Gildan where he served as a Vice President of Sales, Merchandising, Marketing and Product Development for over six years. In this role, LeRoy established Gildan's retail business unit. Prior to Gildan, LeRoy was Vice President of Sales of the Jerzees Division, part of the Russell Corporation. LeRoy also previously served as a Senior Vice President of Sales at Fruit of the Loom, Inc., where he was responsible for managing the company's relationship with national retailers and held several positions at Sears Roebuck & Company.
