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Pressler left Disney in September of 2002 to become the chief executive at Gap Inc. after initially turning them down. [3] Gap was struggling with an over-expansion of store locations. Pressler brought in several other Disney executives. In summer 2004, he had Gap launch a new chain, Forth & Towne. He resigned on January 22, 2007. [7]
Within retail, these departures come after two years of relative stability for the industry.
From February 2015 to November 2019, Art Peck was CEO of Gap Inc., [10] until he was replaced by Sonia Syngal in March 2020. [11] Syngal stepped down in July 2022, with executive chairman Bob Martin as interim CEO. [12] In February 2024, Gap appointed American fashion designer Zac Posen as Creative Director of Gap, and Chief Creative Officer ...
Syngal served as the CEO of Gap Inc. since March 2020 and had worked at the company for 18 years, including as the head of its Old Navy business. More from Footwear News.
Gap CEO Sonia Syngal to leave company, stock moves down. July 11, 2022 at 4:59 PM ...
Sonia Syngal, CEO, Gap Inc. Syngal was born to Sushma and Satya Syngal in India, before her family moved to Canada at a young age. She later moved to the United States where she got her bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University in 1993.
Syngal was seen as a potential savior for Gap when she took over as CEO in March 2020 from interim CEO and board member Robert Fisher, who in turn had stepped in for ousted chief executive Art Peck.
Gap's shares were down 21% under Syngal's CEO tenure compared to a 43% rise in the S&P 500. No permanent CEO at the Gap yet. Likely inventory bulge exiting the lackluster second quarter of sales.