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Eric C. Wiseman (born 1955) is a business leader in the apparel industry.

Current positions
Wiseman is President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (since 2008) of VF Corporation. His is the Chairman of Timberland Company. He is Chairman of the Board of VF Arvind Brands Pvt. Ltd. and the School of Business at Wake Forest University. He is on the Board of Directors of Lowe's Companies Inc., CIGNA Corporation, and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA). He is Administrative Director at Vives Vidal Vivesa SA.

Wiseman's total compensation for 2013 was $11,415,211.

Employment history

Wiseman has held a variety of positions at VF Corporation, since his arrival at the firm in 1995 including: Vice President and President of the Bestform Division, Executive Vice President of JanSport, VP and Chairman of Sportswear and Outdoor Coalitions, VP of Global Intimate Apparel Coalition, Executive Vice President, Global Brands, President and Chief Operating Officer, member of the Board of Directors.

Education

Wiseman has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and an MBA from Wake Forest University.

Personal data
Wiseman is affiliated with the Republican Party. He is married to Susan Wiseman.

Together, they have relocated nine times to places including San Diego, the Caribbean and Sydney, Australia. They enjoy snorkeling at different Caribbean reefs.

Philanthropy
Together with his wife Susan, Wiseman donated $1m to expand the 23,000 sq. ft. SciQuarium at the Greensboro Science Center, which “marks the single largest private gift to the center in the history of the 57-year-old organization.”

Mr. Samuel J.
Wiseman, CFA, is Chief Investment Officer at Wise Capital Management, Inc. where he also serves as President, Chief Compliance Officer and has been a Portfolio Manager since 1990.
He has over 44 years of comprehensive industry experience.
Prior to joining Wise Capital Management, Mr. Wiseman started the All Cap Canadian strategy as Vice President Equity by Bolton Tremblay in 1998 to 1999.
While in 1988 to 1989, he consulted to investment managers and pension funds on their major investment decisions at William M.
Mercer.
He was employed as Economist by Government of Canada where he led Ontario forecasting and model building in 1982 to 1987.
Mr. Wiseman was also Fundamental and quantitative analyst and trader by Bank of Canada, Portfolio Manager by Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Board and Coordinator by Mercer Investment Consulting, Inc. He received his Bachelor of Commerce in Economics from Concordia University and his Master of Arts in Economics from McMaster University.