Sonia Syngal

In July 2022, Gap CEO Syngal was fired after failing to rescue the struggling retailer the Gap. The firm's chairman Bob Martin was named interim CEO. Sonia Syngal is the CEO of Gap Inc., a portfolio of purpose-led, billion-dollar lifestyle brands including Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta. She leads the largest specialty apparel company in the U.S., across all geographies and channels with a team of more than 100,000 employees. From 2016 to 2020 Sonia led Old Navy from $7B to $8B in sales, expanding its North American presence to more than 1,200 stores, scaling its ecommerce site to the no. 4 largest apparel site in the U.S. Prior to that, she was EVP of Global Supply Chain and Product Operations, responsible for managing Gap Inc.’s global supply chain and redefining a best-in-class product-to-market model for its portfolio of brands. Since joining Gap Inc. in 2004, she has served in key leadership and general management roles including Managing Director for the company's Europe business, Senior Vice President for Gap Inc.’s International division and International Outlet division. Prior to Gap Inc., Sonia had a successful career including 10 years at Sun Microsystems and six years at Ford Motor Co. Sonia holds a master's degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University. She is a member of the Boys & Girls Club of America’s Board of Governors and serves on The Gap Foundation Board of Trustees. Sonia is also a Steering Committee member of the Fashion Pact, a global coalition of companies in the fashion and textile industry committed to core environmental goals in three areas: stopping global warming, restoring biodiversity, and protecting the oceans.