News Briefs
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News briefsVF Corp. plans to open 300 stores in expansion strategy
VF Corp. is restructuring its distribution strategy to tap into underexploited markets, particularly in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Expanding its existing partnership with retail conglomerate GMG, VF Corp. plans to open 300 stores across these regions for brands like Vans, The North Face and Timberland within ...
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News briefsNew global marketing head at Dickies
Dickies, a VF Corp. brand, appointed Denise Anderson as VP, Global Marketing. Anderson joins from another VF Corp. brand, Smartwool, where she has spent the last 9 years in varying marketing and creative roles, including the last 4 years leading Global Brand Marketing and Creative Design. She has over 20 ...
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News briefsVF Corporation makes board appointment
VF Corporation has added Caroline Brown to its board of directors. This move comes after VF engaged with its shareholders, including Engaged Capital, in productive discussions. According to a statement released by the company, VF plans to appoint another independent director to the board soon, prioritizing candidates identified by Engaged ...
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News briefsVF Corp. operations impacted by cyber attack
The Vans, the North Face, and Timberland parent VF Corp. disclosed its Dec. 13 discovery of cyber attack breach on its systems in a public filing. The group, which has initiated an incident investigation with experts and been forced to shut down some systems, confirmed that that cyber attack has ...
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News briefsNapapijri appoints Christopher Ræburn as Creative Director
Napapijri has appointed British fashion designer Christopher Ræburn as Global Creative Director. In this role, Ræburn will be responsible for making the brand more design-oriented and even more sophisticated, as well as placing great emphasis on responsible materials and innovation. The British designer became Artistic Director at the Swiss company ...
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News briefsVF Corp. targeted by another activist investor
Only one week after Engaged Capital set its sights on VF Corp., a second activist investor, Los Angeles-based Legion Partners, has acquired an undisclosed stake in the company and wants it to divest brands such as Timberland, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. VF just named former Nike ...
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News briefsVF Corp. appoints former Nike President to board
Source: VF Corp Trevor Edwards Trevor Edwards has been appointed to the board of directors at VF Corp. Edwards, currently a strategic advisor to direct-to-consumer brand and investment firms, began his 25-year career at Colgate-Palmolive in 1986. He currently serves as a strategic advisor to direct-to-consumer brands ...
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News briefsNew VP Supply Chain Ops EMEA at VF
An Claes has been appointed as the new Vice President of Supply Chain Operations EMEA for VF Corp. She succeeds Stuart Pond, who now holds the position of Vice President of Global Supply Chain Platforms. Claes has a 24-year track record in the supply chain sector, with experience in logistics, ...
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News briefsVF appoints Chief People Officer
Source: VF Corp Brent Hyder, Chief People Officer VF Corp. has named Brent Hyder Chief People Officer (CPO), effective Sept. 5. Hyder will report to President and CEO Bracken Darrell and will be a member of the company’s leadership team. He succeeds Anita Graham, who departed to ...
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News briefsVF promotes Andreas Olsson to VP and GM EMEA for Vans brand
Source: VF Corp. Andreas Olsson VF Corp. has announced the promotion of Andreas Olsson, current Vice President of Sales at Vans for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, to VP and General Manager Vans EMEA. Olsson previously held a variety of roles at Vans and ...
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News briefsVans appoints former Nike, Timberland exec as global marketing chief
Source: Vans Drieke Leenknegt Vans has appointed Drieke Leenknegt as Global Chief Marketing Officer, effective July 5. In her new role, she will report directly to Kevin Bailey, Vans Global Brand President. Leenknegt has held marketing and communications roles for more than 20 years. Most recently, she ...
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News briefsVF begins operations at new distribution center in California
Colorado-based VF Corporation has launched its new distribution center in Ontario, California, employing approximately 550 people during peak periods. The new 111,500 sqm facility is VF’s largest and most efficient distribution center within the group’s worldwide network of 46 distribution centers. The center’s annual shipping capacity of 76 million units ...
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News briefsApparel brands address textile waste management in new report
Apparel brands have come together with the Policy Hub – Circularity for Apparel & Footwear and Eunomia Research & Consulting to research and publish a set of principles for an effective waste management system to tackle pollution and facilitate the transition to a circular economy for textiles ...
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News briefsVF Corp. prices €1 billion Eurobond offering
VF Corp. intends to use proceeds from the proposed offering of two €500 million tranches of notes, which are due in 2026 and 2029 with respective coupon rates of 4.125 percent and 4.25 percent for debt repayment, general corporate purposes and to fund certain sustainable development projects. J.P. Morgan, Morgan ...
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News briefsVF Corp. opens regional office and new design center in Tokyo
VF Corp. has announced the launch of the Tokyo Design Collective (TDC) and new regional office in Tokyo’s Harajuku district. The office will be home to the new TDC team, whose mission is “to reinforce VF’s commitment to infusing aspirational Japanese product design and craftsmanship into its iconic global brands.” ...
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News briefsVF with new appointment to Timberland executive team and more
Source: VF Corp Nina Flood VF Corporation has announced new appointments to its leadership team in the EMEA region, including for the Timberland brand, effective Jan. 31. Nina Flood — current president VF Global Packs (Eastpak, JanSport, and Kipling) — is to be the new general manager ...
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VF is said to be interested in selling JanSport
According to Bloomberg citing „people with knowledge of the matter,” VF Corp is considering selling the JanSport backpack and adventure luggage brand. There are no details of a potential investor revealed whatsoever. Shares of VF, the owner company of The North Face (TNF), Vans and Timberland brands, have dropped by ...
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News briefsVans and Timberland launch capsule together
VF brands Vans and Timberland have teamed up to design a capsule together for the first time. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Vans’ iconic Half Cab, the two brands offer a brand new style based on Vans’ iconic model first released in 1992 and Timberland’s Euro Hiker boot, created in ...
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News briefsTNF appoints new CMO and chief product and merchandising officer
VF Corp. brand The North Face has added two women to its management team. Sophie Bambuck is joining the company as chief marketing officer and Jennifer Ingraffea as chief product and merchandising officer. Both managers have worked at Nike in leadership positions for years, just like TNF’s new president, Nicole ...
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News briefsDickies appoints new global creative director
Dickies, the performance workwear brand of VF Corp., has hired Matt Lambert as its new global creative director, effective July 11. Lambert most recently worked with Backcountry, leading the company’s creative efforts. Previously, he spent eight years at Nike in various marketing roles, including in Shanghai.
