Salzburger president VF International

The board of VF, owner of brands such as Wrangler, Lee, The North Face, Vans, and Reef, has promoted Karl Heinz Salzburger to the position of corporate vice president and president of VF International. He has also been appointed member of VF Corporation's operating committee.

Salzburger's former title was president of VF EMEA and Asia. He will continue to be responsible for the company's brands in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. His new position will take effect on 4 January. He will report to Eric Wiseman, chairman and chief executive officer of VF. Salzburger, 51, is based in Lugano, Switzerland.

"Karl Heinz has demonstrated exceptional leadership since joining VF in 2000, and has played a key role in driving strong top and bottom line growth in many important geographic markets," said Eric Wiseman.

"We look forward to continued growth in our international businesses in the coming years, and expect international revenues to be a third of our total revenues by 2012, if not before. Karl Heinz and his team will continue to lead the expansion of our brands throughout Europe and drive additional strong growth in China, Russia and other emerging markets."

"The promotion of Karl Heinz as a corporate Vice President and member of our Operating Committee acknowledges his contributions to date and recognizes the importance of our international growth plans in the years to come."