Timberland promotes Asia MD to brand president

28/07/2014
Outdoor footwear brand Timberland has promoted its managing director for Asia Pacific, Stewart Whitney, to the position of brand president. He will take up the new role in October.

He will replace Patrik Frisk, who was named in April as president for the Americas for the Outdoor “coalition” of parent group, VF Corporation.

Replacing Stewart Whitney in Asia will be John Gearing, who joined VF’s Asia Pacific business in 2011.