This summer has brought a wave of retail leadership moves, including at Pier1.com operator Omni Retail Enterprises and Walgreens Boots Alliance, which is reconfiguring the company around store operations after narrowing its healthcare focus. ODP Corp., Target, CVS Health and Dollar General also brought on more help.
After naming Sharon Leite CEO in June, Omni has named Nancie Samet (pictured above) chief merchandising officer, leading the portfolio’s brand management, global sourcing, strategic marketing, and channel selling strategy. Omni, which operates online banners including Pier1.com, and also owns the intellectual property rights to others including SteinMart, Linens-N-Thing and Modell’s Sporting Goods, hired Samet based on experience in senior management positions mostly at Macy’s and Saks Fifth Avenue, Omni noted.
Walgreens Boots has named Tracey Koller, senior vice president and chief merchandising officer, and Sharmila Sudhakar, group vice president and head of the company’s digital commerce, the company reported. Koller, who had been chief merchandising officer at Party City, will supervise merchandising strategy across all categories and the deployment of merchandising plans and programs, including those covering product mix, supplier relationships and merchandising operations. Sudhakar, who was Tailored Brands vice president and general manager of the North American e-commerce business for The Men’s Wearhouse and Moores, will take charge of driving Walgreens’ digitally initiated revenue growth across businesses, including retail products, pharmacy, photo services and health services as well as strengthening digital engagement through omnichannel solutions.
In addition:
- The ODP Corp. has announced that D. Anthony Scaglione, executive vice president and CFO, is stepping down from his role to pursue another unidentified career opportunity and that his last day will be September 13. The company indicated that it is formulating plans to fill the CFO role and ensure a smooth transition as Scaglione continues to work closely with ODP CEO Gerry Smith until his departure date.
- Target Corp. has appointed Amy Tu chief legal and compliance officer and corporate secretary, succeeding Don Liu, who recently announced his retirement, at which point he will transition to a strategic advisory role, the company indicated. Tu, who was previously president of international at Tyson Foods, has held legal roles at that company, Walmart and Gap and will oversee legal, compliance, and corporate governance functions at Target.
- CVS Health has stated that Heidi Capozzi is joining the company as executive vice president and chief people officer, leading the human resources, labor relations, compensation and benefits, and corporate social responsibility teams that support CVS Health’s strategy to build a world of health around every consumer. Prior to joining the company, Capozzi served as executive vice president and global chief people officer at McDonald’s.
For its part, Dollar General Corp. has announced the appointment of Kamy Scarlett, senior executive vice president of human resources, corporate affairs and Best Buy Canada for Best Buy Co., to its board of directors. She will serve on the company’s compensation and human capital management committee and the nominating, governance and corporate responsibility committee.
