Lauren Guthrie has been appointed as new Vice President-Global Inclusion and Diversity, VF Corporation, reports Fashion Network

In the role, Guthrie will lead VF’s global I&D efforts and directing, developing and operationalizing the company’s strategy, with a focus on transformational change, the company said.

Guthrie, who has worked with VF and its subsidiary The North Face for over five years, previously served as VF's vice president, Council to Advance Racial Equity (CARE) and inclusion and diversity for the Americas region. In the role, she developed and activated the CARE program to enhance VF’s external racial equity initiatives while also creating more opportunities to support the BIPOC workforce throughout VF and its brands.

Prior to this, Guthrie served as The North Face's vice president of regional merchandising, Americas. Prior to her time with VF, she also served as senior director and general manager of Old Navy's performance active category; director of global merchandising of women's running footwear for Nike; and as senior merchandiser for Levi's men's tops and bottoms, North America, among other roles.