Eric C. Wiseman (born 1955) is a businessman in the

apparel industry Clothing industry or garment industry summarizes the types of trade and industry along the production and value chain of clothing and garments, starting with the textile industry (producers of cotton, wool, fur, and synthetic fibre), embellishme ...

. Wiseman was president,

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and chairman of the board (since 2008) of

VF Corporation VF Corporation (formerly Vanity Fair Mills until 1969) is an American global apparel and footwear company founded in 1899 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company's 13 brands are organized into three categories: Outdoor, Active and Wor ...

, replaced by Steve Rendle as CEO on January 1, 2017 while remaining as chairman. He is on the board of directors of Lowe's Companies Inc.,

CIGNA Corporation Cigna is an American multinational managed healthcare and insurance company based in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Its insurance subsidiaries are major providers of medical, dental, disability, life and accident insurance and related products and ser ...

, and the

Retail Industry Leaders Association Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, an ...

(RILA). Wiseman has a

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in business and an

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from Wake Forest University. He is married to Susan Wiseman. Together with his wife Wiseman donated $1m to expand the 23,000 sq. ft. SciQuarium at the

Greensboro Science Center The Greensboro Science Center (formerly known as the Natural Science Center of Greensboro, originally the Greensboro Junior Museum) is a science museum and zoological park established in 1957 and located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United Sta ...

, which "marks the single largest private gift to the center in the history of the 57-year-old organization."

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wiseman, Eric C. American businesspeople Living people 1955 births Wake Forest University alumni