Walmart U.S. Appoints Steve Bratspies to Chief Merchandising Officer
October 09 2015 - 11:05AM
Business Wire
New leaders for food at Walmart U.S. and
merchandising at Sam’s Club announced
Walmart U.S. has appointed Steve Bratspies to chief
merchandising officer for U.S. stores, effective Oct. 19, 2015.
Bratspies will oversee all merchandise categories across more than
4,500 stores in the U.S. business. He will continue to report to
Greg Foran, Walmart U.S. president and CEO.
"Steve is a true leader and an example of the rich talent that
exists within the merchandise organization,” said Foran. “His
outstanding merchandising instincts and commitment to innovation
and price leadership will challenge the status quo to serve our
customers better.”
“Walmart is known for its world-class merchandising
organization,” said Bratspies. "From the buyers and replenishment
managers to our merchandise operations experts, it’s a dedicated
team with a commitment to serving customers that I’m honored to
lead.”
Bratspies continued: "Going forward, we’ll continue our
relentless focus on our customers – we’ll move with speed and
conviction to ‘super-serve’ the millions who shop Walmart. We will
stay true to our mission by strengthening our commitment to
everyday low prices, optimizing our assortment and winning at
omni-channel retailing through strong partnerships with suppliers
and a continued investment in our associates.”
Most recently, Bratspies served as the executive vice president
of food for Walmart U.S. where he overhauled the retailer’s grocery
aisles with a focus on improving its fresh offering and expanding
its private brand and global sourcing capabilities. Bratspies
joined the company in 2005 and has held several leadership
positions at Walmart in marketing, dry grocery and general
merchandise. In 2011 he received the Merchandise Excellence
Business Unit Leader of the Year award for his focus on local
assortment, innovation and price leadership. Prior to joining
Walmart, Bratspies served as chief marketing officer for Specialty
Brands. He has held roles in finance, new ventures and marketing at
Frito-Lay, and consulting positions with A.T. Kearney and Andersen
Consulting.
The company also announced additional leadership changes,
including the appointment of Charles Redfield to executive vice
president of food for Walmart U.S. Redfield joined Sam’s Club in
1988 as a cashier and moved up the ranks to serve in several
operational and merchandising leadership roles, including chief
merchandising officer at Asda. Most recently, Redfield served as
executive vice president of merchandising at Sam’s Club.
In addition, John Furner will serve as executive vice president,
merchandising for Sam’s Club. Furner was serving as chief
merchandising and marketing officer at Walmart China, driving
significant improvements in buying leverage and reducing
organizational complexity resulting in improved profitability and
price leadership.
About Walmart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world
save money and live better – anytime and anywhere – in retail
stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, we
serve nearly 260 million customers who visit our 11,532 stores
under 65 banners in 28 countries and e-commerce websites in 11
countries. With fiscal year 2015 revenue of $486 billion, Walmart
employs more than 2 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues
to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and
employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be
found by visiting http://corporate.walmart.com on Facebook at
http://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/walmart. Online merchandise sales are available
at http://www.walmart.com and http://www.samsclub.com.
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