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Eric C. Wiseman
Eric C. Wiseman (born 1955) is a businessman in the apparel industry. Wiseman was president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board (since 2008) of VF Corporation, replaced by Steve Rendle as CEO on January 1, 2017 while remaining as chairman. He is on the board of directors of Lowe's Companies Inc., CIGNA Corporation, and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA). Wiseman has a Bachelor's Degree in business and an MBA from Wake Forest University. He is married to Susan Wiseman. Together with his wife Wiseman donated $1m to expand the 23,000 sq. ft. SciQuarium at the Greensboro Science Center, which "marks the single largest private gift to the center in the history of the 57-year-old organization." References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiseman, Eric C. American businesspeople Living people 1955 births Wake Forest University alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apparel Industry
Clothing industry or garment industry summarizes the types of trade and Industry (economics), industry along the production and value chain of clothing and Ready-made garment, garments, starting with the textile industry (producers of cotton, wool, fur, and synthetic fibre), embellishment using embroidery, via the fashion industry to Clothes shop, apparel retailers up to trade with second-hand clothes and textile recycling. The producing sectors build upon a wealth of clothing technology some of which, like the loom, the cotton gin, and the sewing machine heralded industrialization not only of the previous textile manufacturing practices. Clothing industries are also known as allied industries, fashion industries, garment industries, or soft good industries. Terminology By the early 20th century, the industry in the developed world often involved immigrants in "sweat shops", which were usually legal but were sometimes illegally operated. They employed people in crowded condition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
