Corporate Governance

Governance at a Glance

Chair
Member
Board Members Executive Audit Gov. and Corp. Responsibility Talent and Compensation Finance

Richard T. Carucci

Alexander K. Cho

Juliana L. Chugg

Bracken Darrell*

Trevor A. Edwards

Mindy Grossman

Mark S. Hoplamazian

Laura W. Lang

W. Rodney McMullen

Clarence Otis, Jr.

Carol L. Roberts

Matthew J. Shattock

Kirk Tanner

Richard T. Carucci

Richard T. Carucci

Experience

  • June 2023 – Present: Chair of the VF Board
  • December 2022 – June 2023: Interim Chair of the VF Board
  • 2012 – 2014 (retired): President, Yum! Brands, Inc.
  • 2005 – 2012: CFO, Yum! Brands, Inc.
  • 1997 – 2005: Various roles of increasing responsibility in finance, international and general management, Yum! Brands, Inc. (previously named Tricon Global Restaurants)

Former Public Company Directorships

  • 2019 – 2021: Kontoor Brands, Inc.

Notable Skills and Qualifications and Key Board Contributions:

  • Mr. Carucci developed deep industry experience during nearly two decades of service as a retail executive, holding various leadership roles at Yum! Brands, a large global multi-brand publicly traded company serving consumers through the operation of quick service restaurants.
  • Mr. Carucci provides invaluable insight into international business development and operations and global brand management from his experience leading 33,000 KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell restaurants in over 120 countries as President of Yum! Brands.
  • From his tenure as President and as CFO of Yum! Brands, and his experience on the Audit Committee of the VF Board, Mr. Carucci provides expertise in the broad range of financial matters that are vital to VF’s priorities, including strategic planning and portfolio management, capital allocation, large-scale cost management and organizational restructuring, internal controls, and investor relations.
  • Mr. Carucci brings strong experience in corporate governance and risk management from his executive leadership roles at Yum! Brands and his leadership as Chair of the VF Board and as former Chair of the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee of the VF Board.
Alexander K. Cho

Alexander K. Cho

Experience

  • 2018 – Present: President, Personal Systems, HP Inc.
  • 2014 – 2018: Vice President and General Manager, Commercial Personal Systems, HP Inc.
  • 2010 – 2014: Vice President and General Manager, LaserJet Supplies Business, HP Inc.

Notable Skills and Qualifications and Key Board Contributions:

  • Mr. Cho has expertise in the rapidly changing technological landscape that affects consumers and businesses and the strategic use of data to drive business priorities, developed as the President of Personal Systems, HP Inc.’s global computing business.
  • Mr. Cho brings strong experience in integrating sustainability practices into corporate strategy, including incorporating sustainable innovation into product development and manufacturing such as increased use of recycled materials in personal computers, displays and paper packaging and use of new types of materials such as fishing nets and used cooking oil.
  • Mr. Cho brings invaluable insights into technology investment strategies and digital governance and cybersecurity issues facing consumer products companies and consumers and has built capabilities to support security of HP Inc.’s product offerings.
Juliana L. Chugg

Juliana L. Chugg

Ms. Chugg served as EVP, Chief Brands Officer of Mattel, Inc., a world-wide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products, from September 2015 until April 2018. She was previously a Partner of Noble Endeavors LLC from January 2015 until September 2015, served as a Senior Vice President of General Mills, Inc. and President of its Frozen Frontier Division until the end of 2014, and had previously held a progression of leadership roles with General Mills and Pillsbury since 1996. Ms. Chugg has served as a director of Darden Restaurants, Inc. since March 2022. Ms. Chugg has served as a director of Kontoor since May 2019 and previously served as a director of H.B. Fuller Company from April 2007 until January 2013 and as a director of Caesars Entertainment Corporation from December 2018 to July 2020.

Bracken Darrell*

Bracken Darrell*

Bracken P. Darrell is President and Chief Executive Officer of VF Corporation. He has more than 30 years of experience in business leadership and brand management with global consumer companies. He was appointed to his current position in July 2023.

Bracken’s broad executive management experience has spanned manufacturing, supply chain, product innovation, consumer services and marketing – both in mature and emerging markets. During his career he has led growth and reinvention for iconic brands such as Old Spice, Gillette, Braun, KitchenAid, and Whirlpool.

Before joining VF, Bracken served for 10 years as president and chief executive officer of Logitech International, S.A., beginning in January 2013. He is credited with a turnaround of Logitech’s business by expanding into new categories and improving market share through the introduction of new and innovative products and the elevation of design as a pillar of the company’s strategy. Under Bracken’s leadership, Logitech expanded into more than 20 new product categories, more than doubled revenue, and achieved a tenfold increase in market capitalization.

Prior to Logitech, Darrell held international leadership roles of increasing responsibility at Procter & Gamble where he was President of Braun globally, the Whirlpool Corporation where he was President of EMEA, and General Electric. Early in his career, upon graduating business school, Darrell held brand management roles with Procter & Gamble and is credited with leading the turnaround of the Old Spice brand. He began his career with Arthur Anderson and then PepsiCo.

Mr. Darrell has served as director of Sonos, Inc. since February 2024.

Bracken received a B.A. from Hendrix College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Trevor A. Edwards

Trevor A. Edwards

Mr. Edwards serves as a strategic advisor to direct-to-consumer brands and investment firms. He served as President of Nike, Inc., a global footwear, apparel and equipment company until his retirement in 2018. As President of Nike, he had oversight of Nike’s Geographic Regions, Category Business, Direct-to-Consumer Units, Product and Merchandising Divisions, Global Marketing, Sales, and Digital Technology. Between 1992 and 2013, he held other leadership roles at Nike including EVP Global Category and Brand Management, Chief Marketing Officer, Vice President Marketing (US), and Vice President Marketing (EMEA). Mr. Edwards began his professional career at Colgate Palmolive in 1986, and served in positions of increasing responsibility, including Global Business Development Manager. Mr. Edwards has served as a director of Funko, Inc. since July 2022 and previously served as a director of Mattel Inc. from 2012 to 2018.

Mindy Grossman

Mindy Grossman

Experience

  • 2022 – Present: Partner, The Consello Group
  • 2017 – 2022: President and CEO, WW International, Inc. (formerly known as Weight Watchers)
  • 2008 – 2017: CEO, HSNi
  • 2006 – 2008: CEO, IAC Retail (direct to consumer retail portfolio including Home Shopping Network and Cornerstone Brands, which became a stand-alone public company, HSNi, in August 2008)
  • 2000 – 2006: Global Vice President of Apparel, NIKE Inc.
  • 1995 – 2000: President and CEO, Polo Jeans Company
  • 1988 – 1995: Various leadership roles in the apparel industry (including Vice President, New Business Development, Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, President, Chaps Ralph Lauren, Senior Vice President, Menswear, Warnaco, Inc., and senior positions, Tommy Hilfiger and Oxford Industries)

Former Public Company Directorships

  • 2017 – 2022: WW International, Inc.
  • 2012 – 2019: Bloomin Brands, Inc.
  • 2008 – 2017: HSNi

Notable Skills and Qualifications and Key Board Contributions:

  • Ms. Grossman oversaw a $4 billion direct to consumer retail portfolio during her service as CEO and a member of the board of directors at HSNi. She positioned HSNi as a leader in boundaryless retail, integrating entertainment, content, commerce and community and offering customers a seamless shopping experience across multiple channels. She was also instrumental in the successful turnaround and subsequent 2008 spinoff of IAC Retail, which became a stand-alone public company known as HSNi. IAC Retail was comprised of HSN, the TV and digital shopping network and Cornerstone Brands, a portfolio of catalogues, websites and retail locations including Frontgate and Garnet Hill. Ms. Grossman also served as the first female Chair of the National Retail Federation.
  • Ms. Grossman brings to VF valuable insight and experience about the apparel industry, having served in numerous leadership roles at leading apparel companies, including as a Global Vice President of Apparel at NIKE Inc., where she oversaw its $4 billion global apparel business. Earlier in her career, Mindy served as President and CEO of Polo Jeans Company and in other senior leadership roles at Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, Warnaco, Inc., Tommy Hilfiger, and Oxford Industries.
  • Ms. Grossman has extensive experience in building and transforming consumer brands. She has been widely recognized for her executive leadership and business accomplishments, including being named to Forbes Magazine’s “The 100 Most Powerful Women,” in 2016, 2013, 2012 and 2009, and The Financial Times’s “Top 50 Women in World Business” in 2011 and 2010.
Mark S. Hoplamazian

Mark S. Hoplamazian

Mr. Hoplamazian has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hyatt Hotels Corporation since December 2006, and has been a member of the board of directors of Hyatt Hotels Corporation since November 2006. Prior to his present position, Mr. Hoplamazian served as president of The Pritzker Organization (“TPO”), the principal financial and investment adviser for Pritzker family business interests. During his 17-year tenure with TPO, he served as adviser to various Pritzker family-owned companies, including Hyatt Hotels Corporation and its predecessors.

Laura W. Lang

Laura W. Lang

Ms. Lang has been the Managing Director of Narragansett Ventures, LLC since January 2014. Ms. Lang was the Chief Executive Officer of Time Inc., a division of Time Warner, one of the largest branded media companies in the world, until 2013. From 2008 until she joined Time Inc. in 2012, Ms. Lang was Chief Executive Officer of Digitas, Inc., the largest digital agency in the world and a unit of Publicis Groupe S.A. In addition, she headed the company’s pure-play digital agencies, including Razorfish, Big Fuel, Denuo and Phonevalley. Ms. Lang has served as a director of Vroom, Inc. since May 2020. She also served as a director of Care.com, Inc. from August 2014 to June 2016. She previously served on the boards of directors of NutriSystem, Inc. from 2010 to 2012 and Benchmark Electronics, Inc. from 2005 to 2011.

W. Rodney McMullen

W. Rodney McMullen

Mr. McMullen has served as Chief Executive Officer of The Kroger Co., one of the world’s largest food retailers, since January 2014 and Chairman of the Board since January 1, 2015. Previously, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer from August 2009 to December 2013. Prior to that, Mr. McMullen was elected Vice Chairman in 2003, Executive Vice President in 1999, and Senior Vice President in 1997. Mr. McMullen previously served as a director of Cincinnati Financial Corporation from 2001 through May 2020.

Clarence Otis, Jr.

Clarence Otis, Jr.

Mr. Otis served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Darden Restaurants, Inc., a large full-service restaurant company, until his retirement in 2014. Prior to that role, he served as the Executive Vice President of Darden Restaurants, Inc., and President of its Smokey Bones Restaurants division, from December 2002 until December 2004, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Darden Restaurants from April 2002 to December 2002 and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Otis also serves as a director of Verizon Communications, Inc. and The Travelers Companies, Inc., and as a trustee of MFS Funds.

Carol L. Roberts

Carol L. Roberts

Ms. Roberts retired as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of International Paper in March 2017. During her 37-year career, Ms. Roberts served in a series of leadership positions culminating with her appointment as Chief Financial Officer in November 2011. Ms. Roberts has served on the board of directors of Alcoa Corporation since November 2016. Prior to that, Ms. Roberts served on the board of directors of Arconic, Inc., formerly known as Alcoa, Inc., from January 2014 through October 2016.

Matthew J. Shattock

Matthew J. Shattock

Mr. Shattock has served as Lead Independent Director of The Clorox Company’s Board of Directors since January 2024. He joined the Clorox Board of Directors in 2018, where he served as Independent Chair of the Board of Directors from February 2021 to December 2023. He previously served as Non-Executive Chairman of Beam Suntory, Inc., a leading global distilled spirits company with some of the world’s most iconic premium spirits brands, more than 30 production and commercial facilities around the world and a global team of 4,400 employees from April 2019 to December 2020. He led Beam as Chief Executive Officer from April 2009 until April 2019, first as an operating unit of Fortune Brands and then as a standalone public company until it was acquired by Suntory Holdings Limited in 2014. Previously, Mr. Shattock held various executive leadership roles during his six years at Cadbury, PLC, a global confectionary company, and prior to that in his 16 years at Unilever, PLC. Mr. Shattock also serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of Domino’s Pizza Group, PLC, a FTSE 250 company headquartered in the U.K., a role he has held since 2020.

Kirk Tanner

Kirk Tanner

Mr. Tanner has served as a director and as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Wendy's Company since February 2024. Prior to joining the Company, he was employed at PepsiCo, Inc., a multinational food, snack and beverage corporation (“PepsiCo”), for over 30 years. While at PepsiCo, he served as Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Beverages North America from January 2019 to February 2024. Prior to that, Mr. Tanner served as President and Chief Operating Officer, North America Beverages from March 2016 to December 2018, Chief Operating Officer, North America Beverages and President, Global Foodservice from March 2015 to March 2016, and President, Global Foodservice from March 2014 to March 2015. Mr. Tanner joined PepsiCo in 1992, where he worked in numerous domestic and international locations and in a variety of roles, including Senior Vice President of Frito-Lay North America’s West region from 2010 to 2013, Vice President, Sales of PepsiCo U.K. and Ireland from 2008 to 2010, Region Vice President of Frito-Lay North America’s Mountain region from 2005 to 2008, Region Vice President of Frito-Lay North America’s Mid-America region from 2002 to 2005 and Director of Sales of Frito-Lay North America’s California region from 2000 to 2002.

Mr. Tanner is actively involved with various civic organizations and serves as a member of the advisory board of the University of Utah – David Eccles School of Business.

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