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VF Corp's retired executive David Sweet joins Hooker Board
24 Feb '06
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David Sweet, a retired executive with VF Corporation with expertise in supply chain management, operations and branded consumer products retailing is joining the board of directors of Hooker Furniture Corporation effective March 1st 2006.
Sweet, who was with VF Corporation for over 25 years, was most recently Vice President-retail of VF's The North Face (TNF) outdoor products retail division. Prior to holding the retailing position, he was Vice President-operations at TNF, involved in supply chain management, forecasting, production planning, product sourcing and distribution.
Paul Toms Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are very excited to have David join our board of directors, and believe his expertise will help us in areas we are focused on right now such as supply chain management and operations. His skill sets will enhance our board."
Toms noted that Sweet's executive leadership in numerous divisions of VF Corporation will be relevant to Hooker's operations since VF also is a consumer products company with international scope. He served as a member of the senior management team for VF Outdoor-Europe in the early part of this decade and was director of international development and acquisitions immediately prior to his European stint.
Sweet will serve on the corporate governance and audit committees of the board. He and his wife Kathleen have two children and make their home in Martinsville.
VF Corporation is a leader in branded apparel including jeanswear, outdoor products, intimate apparel, image apparel and sportswear. Its principal brands include Lee, Wrangler, Riders, Rustler, Vanity Fair, Vassarette, Bestform, Lily of France, Nautica, John Varvatos, JanSport, Eastpak, The North Face, Vans, Reef, Napapijri, Kipling, Lee Sport and Red Kap.
Ranked as the nation's sixth largest publicly traded furniture producer based on 2004 shipments to US retailers, Hooker Furniture is an 82-year old importer and manufacturer of residential wood, metal and upholstered furniture.
Sweet, who was with VF Corporation for over 25 years, was most recently Vice President-retail of VF's The North Face (TNF) outdoor products retail division. Prior to holding the retailing position, he was Vice President-operations at TNF, involved in supply chain management, forecasting, production planning, product sourcing and distribution.
Paul Toms Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are very excited to have David join our board of directors, and believe his expertise will help us in areas we are focused on right now such as supply chain management and operations. His skill sets will enhance our board."
Toms noted that Sweet's executive leadership in numerous divisions of VF Corporation will be relevant to Hooker's operations since VF also is a consumer products company with international scope. He served as a member of the senior management team for VF Outdoor-Europe in the early part of this decade and was director of international development and acquisitions immediately prior to his European stint.
Sweet will serve on the corporate governance and audit committees of the board. He and his wife Kathleen have two children and make their home in Martinsville.
VF Corporation is a leader in branded apparel including jeanswear, outdoor products, intimate apparel, image apparel and sportswear. Its principal brands include Lee, Wrangler, Riders, Rustler, Vanity Fair, Vassarette, Bestform, Lily of France, Nautica, John Varvatos, JanSport, Eastpak, The North Face, Vans, Reef, Napapijri, Kipling, Lee Sport and Red Kap.
Ranked as the nation's sixth largest publicly traded furniture producer based on 2004 shipments to US retailers, Hooker Furniture is an 82-year old importer and manufacturer of residential wood, metal and upholstered furniture.
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