Plano, Texas — J. C. Penney Company, Inc. has hired Colin Dougherty, a senior executive with more than 25 years of finance experience, to join the company on Sept. 23, 2019 as senior vice president, finance, reporting to Bill Wafford, chief financial officer. Dougherty will be responsible for leading finance strategy, operations and financial planning and analysis. “I look forward to welcoming Colin to JCPenney to support our focus on returning the company to sustainable and profitable growth,” says Wafford. “His significant retail and transformation expertise make him an excellent …
bill wafford
Plano, Texas — J. C. Penney Company, Inc. has appointed several senior executives to its team of retail experts. Among those joining the organization is Steve Whaley, who has been named senior vice president, principal accounting officer and controller, reporting to Bill Wafford, executive vice president, chief financial officer, effective April 29. Whaley joins JCPenney with over 35 years of accounting and audit leadership experience. He will lead the company’s accounting operations and financial reporting functions, and will have oversight over the JCPenney finance and support services teams in Salt …
Plano, Texas — J. C. Penney Company, Inc. has named Bill Wafford, a highly accomplished retail executive with over 25 years of broad finance experience, as executive vice president, chief financial officer, effective April 8. He joins JCPenney from The Vitamin Shoppe. Reporting to CEO Jill Soltau, Wafford will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and driving operational excellence in addition to leading all aspects of the company’s finance and accounting operations. He succeeds Michael Fung, interim chief financial officer, who will remain with the company through the end of …
Secaucus, N.J. — Brenda Galgano, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Vitamin Shoppe, Inc., will resign from her position on June 5, 2018 to take a position at another company. Since joining the company in 2011, Galgano has undertaken and completed many significant projects that have positioned the company for future growth while also spearheading the firm’s Operational Excellence initiative.