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President — Finance of VF from 2012 to 2013, Vice President — Chief Financial Officer of VF International
from 2006 to 2012, and Vice President — Chief Financial Officer of VF’s former intimate apparel business from
2002 to 2006. He joined VF in 1996.
Scott H. Baxter, 51, has been Vice President and Group President — Jeanswear Americas, Imagewear and
South America since May 2013. He served as Vice President and Group President — Jeanswear Americas and
Imagewear from 2011 until May 2013, President of Imagewear, composed of both the Image and Licensed
Sports Group businesses, from 2008 to 2011, and President of the Licensed Sports Group from 2007 to 2008.
Bryan H. McNeill, 54, has been Vice President – Controller and Chief Accounting Officer since April 2015.
He served as Controller and Supply Chain Chief Financial Officer of VF International from January 2012 until
March 2015, and Controller of VF International from May 2010 until December 2011.
Laura C. Meagher, 55, has been Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since 2012. She served as
Vice President — Deputy General Counsel from 2008 to 2012, and Assistant General Counsel from 2004 to
2008.
Karl Heinz Salzburger, 58, has been Vice President of VF and President — VF International since 2009. He
became President of VF’s European, Middle East, Africa and Asian operations in September 2006. He served as
President of VF’s international outdoor businesses from 2001 to 2006. He joined VF with the acquisition of The
North Face®brand in 2000.
Additional information is included under the caption “Election of Directors” in VF’s definitive Proxy
Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 26, 2016 (“2016 Proxy Statement”) that will
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the close of our fiscal year ended
January 2, 2016, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Available Information
All periodic and current reports, registration statements and other filings that VF has filed or furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to
Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act, are available free of charge from the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov) and
public reference room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549 and on VF’s website at www.vfc.com. Such
documents are available as soon as reasonably practicable after electronic filing of the material with the SEC.
Copies of these reports may also be obtained free of charge upon written request to the Secretary of VF
Corporation, P.O. Box 21488, Greensboro, NC 27420. Information on the operation of the public reference room
can be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
The following corporate governance documents can be accessed on VF’s website: VF’s Corporate
Governance Principles, Code of Business Conduct, and the charters of our Audit Committee, Compensation
Committee, Finance Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee. Copies of these documents
also may be obtained by any shareholder free of charge upon written request to the Secretary of VF Corporation,
P.O. Box 21488, Greensboro, NC 27420.
After VF’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, VF intends to file with the New York Stock Exchange
(“NYSE”) the certification regarding VF’s compliance with the NYSE’s corporate governance listing standards
as required by NYSE Rule 303A.12. Last year, VF filed this certification with the NYSE on May 5, 2015.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
The following risk factors should be read carefully in connection with evaluating VF’s business and the
forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K. Any of the following risks could materially adversely
affect VF’s business, its operating results and its financial condition.
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