U.S. apparel retailer V.F. Corp., whose brands include Vans, Wrangler and Lee, appointed four new executives to lead its Jeanswear division in Europe, Middle East and Africa, Retail Gazette reported Nov. 27.
The company named Johan De Niel as vice president of Wrangler EMEA and Peter Kats as vice president of Lee EMEA, according to the news agency. Both are expected to lead the design, product, merchandising and marketing teams of the jeans brands.
V.F. also appointed Daniel Larsson as senior sales director of its Jeanswear EMEA division to unify teams for Lee and Wrangler in the region, the report added. The company also named Johan Vercammen as senior direct-to-consumer director to drive strategic development for online and in-store experience.
The report said all four executives will report to V.F. Jeanswear EMEA President Massimo Ferrucci.
