Exhibit 99
VF Names New VP Controller
GREENSBORO, N.C.(BUSINESS WIRE)Oct. 21, 2004VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) today announced that it has named Brad Batten as Vice President and Controller. Batten rejoins VF after serving at Sara Lee Corporation, a diversified consumer products company with worldwide revenues of $18 billion.
While at Sara Lee Batten served as Vice President Operations Intimates and Hosiery Group. He also has served as Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Intimates Group and Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer - - Intimates Group. Prior to these roles at Sara Lee, from 1998 to 2000 Batten served as Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of VFs Intimates business, where he managed financial, strategic planning, credit & collection and information technology functions. Batten has also held senior financial roles at Dawson Consumer Products and Cluett Peabody and Company, Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Scranton and is a C.P.A.
About the Company
VF Corporation is a leader in branded apparel including jeanswear, intimate apparel, sportswear, outdoor products and workwear. Its principal brands include Lee®, Wrangler®, Riders®, Rustler®, Vanity Fair®, Vassarette®, Bestform®, Lily of France®, Nautica®, Earl Jean®, John Varvatos®, JanSport®, Eastpak®, The North Face®, Vans®, Napapijri®, Kipling®, Lee Sport® and Red Kap®.
VF Corporations press releases, annual report and other information can be accessed through the Companys home page, www.vfc.com.
CONTACT: VF Services, Inc.
Cindy Knoebel, CFA, 212-841-7141/336-424-6189
SOURCE: VF Corporation
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding VF CORPs business which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see Risk Factors in the Companys Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.