VF Corporation Appoints Lauren Guthrie as Vice President, Global Inclusion & Diversity
02 November 2020 - 10:55PM
Business Wire
VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC), a global leader in branded lifestyle
apparel, footwear and accessories, today announced the appointment
of Lauren Guthrie to the position of Vice President, Global
Inclusion & Diversity (I&D).
Guthrie will be responsible for leading VF’s global I&D
efforts and directing, developing and operationalizing the
company’s strategy with a focus on transformational change.
“VF has accelerated our focus on inclusion and diversity in
recent years, both inside and outside our company, and we’re
committed to maintaining the strong momentum we’ve created,” said
Anita Graham, VF’s Vice President and Chief Human Resources
Officer. “Lauren is a collaborative, proven leader who has
spearheaded some of our most thoughtful and powerful I&D
programs aimed at racial equity, social justice and fostering a
more inclusive environment for all. She is the ideal person to lead
VF and our family of brands into the next phase of this important
work.”
Guthrie previously served as VF’s Vice President, Council to
Advance Racial Equity (CARE) and Inclusion & Diversity for the
Americas Region. She was selected by VF leadership to develop and
activate the company’s CARE program to enhance VF’s external racial
equity initiatives while also creating more opportunities to
support the Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) workforce
throughout VF and its brands. Guthrie also helped to establish a
network of employee resource groups across VF that focus on
addressing the needs of underrepresented employees.
Prior to her involvement in VF’s inclusion and diversity
efforts, Guthrie was Vice President of Regional Merchandising,
Americas, at the company’s The North Face® brand, where she defined
and executed the brand’s commercial strategic direction for the
region. Before joining VF, Guthrie held merchandising and general
management roles with Abercrombie & Fitch, Nike, Levi’s and Old
Navy.
Guthrie received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, with a
focus on African American studies, from Columbia University in New
York and minored in Psychology. With this new appointment to Vice
President, Global Inclusion & Diversity, she succeeds Reggie
Miller who is leaving VF to pursue other opportunities.
VF recently issued its second Inclusion & Diversity Annual
Profile, which provides an overview of the company’s I&D
program and its progress toward meeting specific diversity
goals.
About VF Corporation
Founded in 1988, VF Corporation is one of the world’s largest
apparel, footwear and accessories companies connecting people to
the lifestyles, activities and experiences they cherish most
through a family of iconic outdoor, active and workwear brands,
including Vans®, The North Face®, Timberland® and Dickies®. Our
purpose is to power movements of sustainable and active lifestyles
for the betterment of people and our planet. We connect this
purpose with a relentless drive to succeed to create value for all
stakeholders and use our company as a force for good. For more
information, please visit www.vfc.com.
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Colin Wheeler Senior Director, Corporate Affairs &
Communications Colin_wheeler@vfc.com
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