Tapestry Inc. said Thursday that Scott Roe will join the company as chief financial officer, effective June 1. Roe joins from VF Corp. , parent to brands like Timberland and The North Face, where he was CFO since April 2015. VF Corp. announced last week that Matt Puckett was named to the CFO role. He has been with the company for 20 year. In addition to finance functions, Roe will also head up Tapestry’s Strategy and Consumer Insights team. Tapestry brands include Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman. Tapestry stock has gained 52.8% for the year to date. VF Corp. is up 4.6%. And the benchmark S&P 500 index is up 11.4% for the period.
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