After graduating college and before earning his MBA, Darrell worked in public accounting for two years, and was eventually hired to do international auditing for
PepsiCo.[3] Over his career he has held various positions at
General Electric,
Gillette and
Arthur Andersen. At
Procter & Gamble, he was the president of the
Braun (company) division and is noted for leading the turnaround of
Old Spice deodorant.[6] Darrell joined
Whirlpool in 2008, where he became an executive vice president.[4] In 2012, he joined Logitech as president, and became CEO in early 2013.[5] In June 2023, Darrell became the CEO of VF Corporation.[7]
Darrell has served on the board of directors for Life Biosciences, an anti-aging startup,[8] and as a trustee for Hendrix College.[4]