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Jan van Leeuwen is the new Vice President, General Manager of The North Face EMEA

VF Corporation has appointed Jan van Leeuwen to the position of Vice President, General Manager for the brand The North Face in the EMEA region. Leeuwen works for VF since 2011 and most recently served as Vice President, General Manager for Vans EMEA. Prior to joining the company, he held senior roles in several companies, including Nike, Sole...

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VF Corp raises full year sales and earnings outlook on strong Q3

VF Corporation’s third quarter revenue increased 5 percent or 4 percent currency neutral to 3.5 billion dollars, which the company said was driven by broad-based strength across VF’s international and direct-to-consumer platforms, outdoor & action sports coalition, most notably Vans brand and workwear businesses. Earnings per share on a reported...

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VF Corporation raises 2017 outlook on the back of strong Q2

Strong performance across its largest global brands, as well as an ever-growing digital and international footprint, lifted VF Corp.'s profits in the second quarter, leading the company to raise its outlook. “VF’s second quarter results were solid and consistent with our expectations, driven by strong results from our largest global brands, the...

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VF Corp invests 40 million USD to accelerate business growth

London - US retail group VF Corporation remans confident about its future - so confident that it is set to invest an additional 40 million USD in its business to fuel and accelerate its growth for 2018. The announcement comes after VF Corp published strong results for its second quarter, which surpassed analyst expectations. “We have really good...

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Vans names Doug Palladini Global Brand President

Vans has promoted vice president and general manager of its North America region, Doug Palladini, to global brand president, effectively immediately, in a bid to boost sales in new markets across the globe. In his new position, Palladini has been tasked will leading and managing the global strategic direction of Vans, while ensuring regional...

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Vans names Doug Palladini Global Brand President

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Mark S. Hoplamazian joins VF Corp Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of VF Corporation has elected Mark S. Hoplamazian as a Director, effective February 10, 2015. He will serve on the Audit, and Nominating and Governance Committees of VF’s Board of Directors. Hoplamazian has been a member of the board of directors of Hyatt Hotels Corporation since November 2006 and has served as President...

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VF Corp provides financing to improve Bangladeshi factory safety regulations

US apparel giant VF Corporation and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, have teamed up through a new programme to provide loans to Bangladeshi garment factories to improve fire and building safety causes. Under the innovative financial arrangement, three Bangladeshi factories were the first to receive loans to promote worker safety. VF Corp...

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Vans taps new Vice President of Marketing EMEA

Footwear and lifestyle label Vans has appointed Neil Schambra Stevens as its new Vice President of Marketing for its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. He succeeds, Jérémy de Maillard who left the brand this summer to take on the role of Vice President of Marketing EMEA at The North Face, another label owned by the VF Corporation. In...

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VF Corp appoints leader for its jeanswear innovation center

American clothing giant VF Corporation has appointed Sudhakar Puvvada as its first vice president for its global jeans innovation center. In this new created position, Puvvada will oversee all ongoings at VF Corp's recently established jeanswear innovation center, where the company will focus on denim advancements for its jeanswear brands,...

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VF Corp creates new role to drive innovation in performance apparel and footwear

American clothing giant VF Corporation has announced the creation of a new role to strengthen innovation among its brands and had appointed Dan Cherian as vice president, global innovation, performance apparel and footwear. In this new position, Cherian will oversee VF’s global performance apparel and footwear innovation centers, where the firm...

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VF Corp and IFC to provide 10 million dollars for Bangladesh

American apparel giant VF Corporation has teamed up with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to provide 10 million US dollars in financing for the improvement of fire and safety standards of supplier factories in Bangladesh. According to a press statement released yesterday, the amount is part of VF’s overall 17 million US dollar...