Embracing our responsibility
Governance | Organized for results
Our company has an organizational structure that enables us to turn our vision of social responsibility into action.
Dan Henkle, senior vice president of Global Responsibility, is responsible for leading Gap Inc.’s social responsibility strategy. He oversees Monitoring and Vendor Development (to monitor and improve factory conditions in our supply chain), Environmental Affairs, Global Partnerships, Social & Community Investment and Strategic Planning & Communications.
In May 2009, the board of directors approved a change in focus of the Governance and Nominating Committee. Going forward, the full board will oversee the company’s social responsibility program (vs. the Governance and Nominating Committee), receiving updates directly from Dan Henkle.
In 2008, Dan’s responsibilities expanded to include several functions in Human Resources: Global Employee Relations, Learning and Development and Diversity & Inclusion. Overseeing these areas will enable Dan to further instill social responsibility practices into the operations of our company. For example, he is currently working to bring social responsibility training into Gap Inc.’s Retail Academy, a program that provides product skills training to Gap Inc. employees. Accordingly, in 2008, Dan began reporting to Eva Sage-Gavin, executive vice president of Human Resources, Corporate Communications and Global Responsibility.
Also in 2008, Bobbi Silten, Gap Inc.’s chief foundation officer, began reporting to Art Peck. In addition to his role as the president of Outlet, Art is the executive vice president of Strategy and Operations for Gap Inc. Art’s expertise in developing business strategies for the company enables him to effectively guide the foundation’s strategic direction. Dan and Bobbi continue to collaborate on social responsibility and community investment activities.
