On May 22, 2024, V. F. Corporation announced the appointment of Paul Vogel as Executive Vice President and principal financial officer, effective as of July 8, 2024 (the ?Effective Date?). In this role, Mr. Vogel will set the Company?s financial strategy for delivering sustainable, profitable growth for its shareholders and lead the Company?s global finance operations. Matthew Puckett will continue to serve as the Company?s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer until the Effective Date.
Paul Vogel most recently served as Chief Financial Officer at Spotify Technology S.A., from January 2020 to December 2023, overseeing FP&A, M&A and Corporate Development, Investor Relations, Accounting, Treasury, Tax and Internal Audit. During his tenure as CFO, Spotify transformed into an EBIT profitable business, expanded to 180 markets from 80 markets, and grew its user base from 270 million users to over 600 million. Before serving as CFO, he was Spotify?s Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, Treasury and Investor Relations from 2016 to 2020, where he helped lead the company?s direct listing and build its investor base.
Prior to joining Spotify, Vogel spent 20 years in the investment community as both an equity investor and publishing research analyst, most recently as Managing Director and Head of the Internet and Media Equity Research team at Barclays from 2013 to 2016. Previously, Vogel spent 10 years at AllianceBernstein as Global Sector Head for Consumer, Media and Internet Investing. He started his career as a Research Analyst at Morgan Stanley and DLJ.
He is a CFA Charterholder and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
V.F. Corporation is an apparel, footwear, and accessories company. The Company owns a portfolio of brands in the outerwear, footwear, apparel, backpack, luggage and accessories categories. Its brands include The North Face, Vans, Kipling, Napapijri, Eastpak, JanSport, Smartwool, Altra, Icebreaker, Timberland and Dickies. The Company operates through three segments: Outdoor, Active, and Work. The Outdoor segment is a group of outdoor-based lifestyle brands. The Outdoor segment's product offerings include performance-based and outdoor apparel, footwear and equipment. The Active segment's product offerings include active apparel, footwear, backpacks, luggage and accessories. Its Work segment consists of work and work-inspired lifestyle brands with product offerings that include apparel, footwear and accessories. The Company's direct-to-consumer business includes VF-operated retail stores, brand e-commerce sites, concession retail locations and other digital platforms.
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