John Furner, incoming Walmart president and CEO, recently announced executive changes he said are designed to help fuel innovation and drive the new era of retail.
“Over my 32 years with Walmart, I’ve seen that our people are our greatest competitive advantage. These internal promotions reflect our culture of opportunity and the depth of our leadership bench,” Furner said. “These leadership changes also mark a key step in how we organize for the future. Even the best teams need the right structure to win. As AI rapidly reshapes retail, we are centralizing our platforms to accelerate shared capabilities, freeing up our operating segments to be more focused on and closer to our customers and members.”
The leadership appointments will be effective February 1 when Furner assumes the helm at Walmart from Doug McMillon.
Seth Dallaire, EVP and chief growth officer for Walmart U.S., is being named EVP and chief growth officer for Walmart Inc. In his new role, Dallaire will have responsibility for global enterprise platforms, including Walmart Connect/digital advertising, Walmart+, Walmart Data Ventures, Vizio, Sam’s Club MAP, as well as a global Marketplace platform.
David Guggina, EVP and chief e-commerce officer for Walmart U.S., will become president and CEO of Walmart U.S. Under Guggina’s leadership, Walmart has built delivery capabilities that today serve 95 percent of U.S. households in under three hours. Previously he was EVP of supply chain operations for Walmart U.S.
Chris Nicholas, president and CEO of Sam’s Club U.S., will succeed Kath McLay as president and CEO of Walmart International. Nicholas previously served as chief operating officer for Walmart U.S. with responsibility for all aspects of Walmart’s U.S. store operations and supply chain, CFO for Walmart U.S. and CFO for Walmart International.
Latriece Watkins, EVP and chief merchandising officer for Walmart U.S., is being named president and CEO of Sam’s Club U.S. Watkins started her career with Walmart as an intern in 1997 and has held a wide range of leadership roles across Sam’s Club, Walmart U.S. merchandising, people and U.S. store operations.
