Jul 12, 2022
By: Shradha Anejathe Indo-Canadian businesswoman, is stepping down from the CEO and president position of popular American apparel company GAP.
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Due to the increasing expenses and extending limits to clear out this quarter's working benefits, GAP fires Sonia Syngal.
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Born in India, Sonia shifted to Canada at a young age. She completed her graduation in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University and post-graduation in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Stanford University in the US.
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Sonia joined the GAP company in 2004 and worked as a Managing Director, Senior Vice President, and Executive Vice President for a period of time.
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The sales of GAP's largest brand Old Navy to $8B from $7B under Sonia’s leadership. Also, she worked to expand the brand's presence in North American stores.
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She became the CEO of GAP in March 2020 and led the portfolio of lifestyle brands. She led a team of more than 100,000 employees.
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Before joining Gap, Sonia was a part of Fortune 500 product companies and served 10 years at Sun Microsystems and 6 years at Ford Motor Company.
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Sonia had to immediately shut some stores and manage shifts due to Covid-19.
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Apart from being the company's CEO and President, Sonia is also a member of the Fashion Pact that is committed to environmental objectives like stopping global warming, restoring biodiversity, and protecting the oceans.
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Sonia is also a member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, which provides after-school programmes for young groups.
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