North Face, Vans Owner VF Unveils Legal Leadership Succession

VF Corp., the owner of brands including Vans footwear and Timberland apparel, promoted deputy general counsel Jennifer Sim to the company’s top legal post.

Sim previously served as general counsel for VF’s America West business, which includes North Face, Vans and brands such as Eagle Creek. The former Perkins Coie associate joined VF in late 2013 after nearly nine years in-house at Gap Inc.

She succeeds Laura Meagher, who retired last month after spending the past decade as VF’s legal group leader, company spokesman Colin Wheeler said.

VF is one of several companies to see its share price slide ...