Month: September 2023

Bracken Darrell is a popular American businessman who is the President and CEO of VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC), a leading portfolio of lifestyle brands. He joined VF Corporation in July 2023. In connection with his appointment, Benno Dorer, who has worked as VF’s Interim President and CEO since December 5, 2022, and a member of VF’s Board since 2017, will remain a VF Board member.

Benno Dorer ( Full Name: Benno O. Dorer) is a popular German businessperson who was an Interim President and CEO of VF Corporation from December 2022 to July 2023. He also served on the board of VF Corporation. He became CEO of Clorox on November 20, 2014, replacing Donald Knauss. While CEO, Benno also became the Clorox chairman on August 15, 2016. As of 2016, Benno reportedly owned approximately 27,000 Clorox shares then worth US $3.4 million, and his annual compensation that year amounted to $8.9 million.

Steve Rendle is an American business executive who was a Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of VF Corporation from 2017 to 2022. He has been a Member Board of Directors at Best Buy since 2021. He has over 35 years of experience in the specialty outdoor and action sports industry, over half of which have been with VF. Steve was appointed CEO in January 2017 and then Chairman of VF’s Board of Directors in October 2017.  He works on the Board of Directors of the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and the Board of Directors of Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. (AFFOA). 

Conor Pewarski is a retired American financial expert and real estate banker from the United States of America who gained public fame for being Mayor Michelle Wu’s husband. The majority of Conor’s career experience is in the financial sector and he has listed banking at East Boston Savings Banks as his most recent job. From 2013 to 2021, he worked at East Boston Savings Bank. Prior to that, Conor worked at Wells Fargo from 2010 to 2013.

Michelle Wu is a popular American politician who has been the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, since 2021. Besides, Michelle was the first Asian American woman to serve on the Boston City Council. Michelle was first elected to the council in 2013 and worked from 2014 to 2021, including a stint as council president from 2016 until 2018. She was elected mayor in 2021, winning 64% of the vote, becoming the first woman, the first person of color, as well as the first Asian American elected to work as the mayor of Boston. Michelle is a member of the Democratic Party.

Mae Jemison ( Full Name: Mae Carol Jemison) is a popular American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut who became the first African-American woman to travel into space when she worked as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. She joined NASA’s astronaut corps in 1987 and was selected to work for the STS-47 mission, during which the Endeavour orbited the Earth for nearly eight days on September 12–20, 1992.