Caroline Brown

Caroline Brown serves as Global Brand President of The North Face and as a member of the VF Global Leadership Team. An experienced global leader in the fashion, lifestyle and outdoor sector, she has led teams and companies operating across the US, Asia, Latin American, Middle East, Europe and the UK. As Global Brand President, Caroline leads vision, strategy, brand and business execution of The North Face brand. She is responsible for product innovation across merchandising, design, product development, brand creative, marketing and consumer engagement, to enable compelling physical and digital consumer journeys in our markets around the globe.

Before joining VF Corporation, Caroline spent over three decades in fashion. She was CEO of Donna Karan International (DKI) and DKNY, at LVMH, and one of the world’s leading fashion brands. She led the business with teams in New York, London, Milan and Hong Kong and operating in over 70 countries globally through a restructure and sale of the company.

Prior to LVMH, Caroline was President of Carolina Herrera, the luxury fashion house owned by PUIG and headquartered in New York, where she led the global fashion business. Prior to this, she was the US Chief Executive Officer of Akris, the Swiss-based luxury fashion brand. She began her career at Giorgio Armani where she spent over a decade in leadership roles of Marketing & Communications.

Caroline has served on numerous boards of innovative companies including VF Corporation, Eileen Fisher, a leading sustainable apparel brand in the US and others. She has served on the Advisory Board for the MIT Sloan School Sustainability Initiative and as an Advisor to the Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship at MIT Sloan School of Management.

Caroline is passionate about mentoring new talent in the fashion sector. She has served as an advisor to the CFDA VOGUE Fashion Fund and to the H&M Global Change Awards, supporting the development of innovation and future talent for the industry.