Kontoor Brands Appoints Mame Annan-Brown as Executive Vice President of Global Communications and Public Affairs, Effect from August 11, 2021
July 22, 2021 at 06:50 am EDT
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Kontoor Brands, Inc. announced the appointment of Mame Annan-Brown as Executive Vice President of Global Communications and Public Affairs, effective August 11, 2021. Annan-Brown will have responsibility for all aspects of global corporate communications – developing, leading and executing a cohesive internal and external communications strategy. This includes oversight of message development, media relations, owned and digital content creation as well as employee relations and engagement. Annan-Brown joins Kontoor from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, where she served as Head of External Relations since 2018. Prior to that, she was Head of Communications at IFC Asset Management Company (AMC), Chief Communications Officer at Results for Development Institute (R4D), Director of Marketing & Communications at United to End Genocide and Vice President of Investment Bank, Marketing & Communications at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Kontoor Brands, Inc. is a global lifestyle apparel company. The Company designs, manufactures, procures, sells and licenses apparel, footwear and accessories, primarily under the brand names Wrangler and Lee. The Company's segments include Wrangler, Lee and Other. The Wrangler segment offers multiple sub-brands and collections within the Wrangler brand, including 20X, Aura from the Women at Wrangler, Cowboy Cut, Premium Patch, Riggs Workwear, Rock 47, Rustler, Wrangler Retro, Wrangler Rugged Wear and Wrangler All Terrain Gear. The Lee segment includes a range of jeans, pants, shirts, shorts and jackets for adults and children. The Lee brand offers multiple sub-brands and collections, including Lee101, Riders by Lee Indigo and Chic by Lee. The Other segment includes sales and licensing of Rock & Republic, other company-owned brands and private label apparel. Its distribution channels include United States Wholesale, Non-United States Wholesale and direct-to-consumer.