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May 22, 2013
Kohl’s adds Starbucks’ Gass to branding team

Kohl’s has appointed Starbucks executive Michelle Gass to the newly created position of chief customer officer. She will report directly to Kohl’s chairman, president and CEO Kevin Mansell.

May 20, 2013
Former Nike exec rules development roost at Church’s Chicken

Former Nike executive Tony Moralejo has been appointed chief development officer at Church’s Chicken. Moralejo will be responsible for domestic and international expansion for the global chicken chain, as well as franchising, re-imaging, construction and real estate management.

May 3, 2013
Former Johnson & Johnson exec to Cantor Colburn

Cantor Colburn, a leading intellectual property law firm, has hired partner Daniel Chung, former chief trademark counsel at Johnson & Johnson.

May 2, 2013
Leadership, board changes at Delia’s

Delia’s has appointed Tracy Gardner as the company’s new chief creative officer, and also as a member of the board of directors. Walter Killough, who back in January announced his intention to step down as CEO April 1, has agreed to remain in the role through August 2.

May 1, 2013
Former VS exec to be chief designer at Guess

Guess has appointed former Victoria’s Secret executive Sharleen Ernster Lazear as chief design officer, overseeing all product categories for the Guess brands. She will report to CEO Paul Marciano.

April 25, 2013
Coca-Cola names former Ernst & Young exec VP

Coca-Cola’s board of directors has elected Robin Moore as one of the company’s VPs.

April 24, 2013
Former Walmart exec confirmed Obama’s budget chief

The Senate has voted unanimously to confirm former Walmart Foundation President Sylvia Mathews Burwell as White House budget director, according to a Reuters report.

April 11, 2013
Accenture Interactive founder joins board of Orchestro

Timothy Breene, former chief strategy and corporate development officer and founder and CEO of Accenture Interactive – the fast growing digital media and marketing analytics business – has joined Orchestro’s board of directors to help enable brands worldwide to act with the speed and agility needed to win every inch in today’s tightly matched market.

April 4, 2013
Quinn and Mac Naughton pack one/two punch at U of A conference

Walmart’s chief merchant and chief marketing officers are headliners at an upcoming conference organized by the Center for Retailing Excellence within the University of Arkansas’ Sam M. Walton College of business.

April 3, 2013
Supervalu names new legal chief

Supervalu chief Sam Duncan continues to finalize his leadership team by naming Karla Robertson as EVP legal.

April 2, 2013
Specialty apparel chain, Cache, names chief merchant

Cache Inc., a specialty chain of women’s apparel stores, has announced that Daphne Pappas has joined the company as EVP, chief merchandise officer.

March 18, 2013
Jones Group hires former JCP exec as chief marketer

The Jones Group has named Greg Clark to the position of chief marketing officer, effective immediately.

March 11, 2013
HSN names two to corporate leadership team

HSN has named to key executives to its corporate leadership team.

March 4, 2013
Walmart exec to become Obama’s budget chief

Walmart Foundation president Sylvia Mathews Burwell will be named director of President Barack Obama’s Office of Management and Budget during a ceremony at the White House scheduled for Monday morning.

February 28, 2013
GSI chief strategy officer to keynote M&A conference

NEW YORK — Reuben Hendell, chief strategy officer of GSI Commerce  and chief executive officer of its global agency services business, will be the keynote speaker at ACG New York’s Third Annual Digital Media & Technology M&A Conference in New York on Thursday, March 21, 2013, ACG New York announced.

The conference will focus on current M&A trends, deal structures, valuation strategies, hot-company and hot-technology identification, and traditional media survival strategies.

February 25, 2013
MasterCard enhances digital payments

At Mobile World Congress, MasterCard introduced MasterPass, a digital service that allows consumers to use any payment card or enabled device to discover enhanced shopping experiences that are as simple as a click, tap or touch – online, in-store or anywhere.

February 13, 2013
Claire's nabs Sam's chief merchant to head North America division

Former Sam's Club exec, Linda Hefner Filler, has joined Claire’s Stores, as North America president, effective March 1. She will report to Jim Fielding, CEO.

October 3, 2012
P&G, NextFoods execs join Ecologic board

Ecologic Brands, makers of America’s first molded paper bottles, has named Alan Murray, CEO of NextFoods and Dr. Steve Miller, chief innovation catalyst at P&G, to its advisory board.

September 14, 2012
New promotions announced at Crocs

Casual footwear brand, Crocs, has announced that Dale Bathum has been appointed chief product officer, Mike DeBell has been named chief sales officer and Doug Hayes has taken the role of president of the Americas market.

September 7, 2012
Hot Topic in search of new chief store officer

Jerry Cook has resigned as chief store officer of Hot Topic, the retailer announced Thursday.

September 5, 2012
Hain Celestial's finance chief to retire

Hain Celestial announced that EVP and CFO Ira Lamel will retire from the company.

August 20, 2012
Walmart fires holiday 2012 opening salvo

Christmas layaway begins Sept. 14 on Facebook.

August 7, 2012
Hillshire names chief customer officer

The Hillshire Brands Company announced that Sean Reid will become chief customer officer, effective Aug. 20.

July 30, 2012
Ex-Walmart exec Fleming joins Jingit board

Former Walmart chief merchandising officer John Fleming was named to the board of advisors at the online shopper engagement firm Jingit.

July 9, 2012
Hilco Trading names chief marketer

Hilco Trading has named Gary Epstein as chief marketing officer for the company.

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