
VF Corporation, owner of reputed brands such as The North face, Timberland and Vans, has announced some new appointments in EMEA leadership team.
While Massimo Ferrucci will be the President and General Manager of outdoor apparel brand Napapijri of the EMEA region, Argu Secilmis has been appointed as the Vice President (Product and Marketing) at Napapijri (EMEA).
Another major announcement has been that of Andreas Olsson, who has been promoted from Digital Account Director (VF Group) to Regional General Manager at Dickies (EMEA).
Besides, Stuart Pond will now be the Vice President of Supply Chain Operations (EMEA). Stuart replaces Darren Miller, who will be exiting VF Corporation after serving the company for nearly 3 decades.Stuart was holding the same position for company’s Asia Pacific region since 2018.
Notably, all the appointed stalwarts have been a part of the company since long.
Andreas Olsson has been associated with VF Corporation since 2009 and has held sales and marketing posts within The North face and Vans, while Argu Secilmis had joined Timberland back in 2009 and held important positions across marketing and merchandising.
Thanking Massimo, Argu, Andreas and Stuart, Martino Scabbia Guerrini, President, VF Corporation (EMEA), said that the company’s success in EMEA region owed a lot to its robust and cohesive leadership team with rich industry knowledge and business management experience.