Scott H. Baxter

Mr. Baxter has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Kontoor Brands, Inc., a global lifestyle apparel company, since August 2018 when VF Corporation, one of the world’s largest apparel, footwear and accessories companies, announced its intention to separate its Jeanswear organization into an independent, publicly traded company. Mr. Baxter has served as Chair of Kontoor’s board of directors since August 2021.

From January 2018 to August 2018, Mr. Baxter served as Group President, Americas West at VF Corporation and was responsible for overseeing brands such as The North Face® and Vans®. Prior to that, Mr. Baxter held various other leadership roles at VF Corporation from 2007 to 2017, including Group President, Outdoor & Action Sports, Americas; Vice President, VF Corporation & Group President, Jeanswear, Imagewear and South America; and President of the Licensed Sports Group. In 2008, Mr. Baxter was named Coalition President for the VF Imagewear coalition, which comprised the Image and Licensed Sports Group divisions. Prior to joining VF, Mr. Baxter served in other leadership roles, including at The Home Depot, Inc., Edward Don & Company, PepsiCo and Nestle.