Wayne, N.J. — Toys”R”Us, Inc., the world’s leading dedicated toy and baby products retailer, has appointed Andre Javes as president, Toys”R”Us, Asia Pacific, effective May 27, 2016.
In this role, he will oversee all operations and business activities for the company’s growing number of stores in Japan, Southeast Asia, Greater China and Australia. Javes will report directly to Chairman and CEO Dave Brandon.
A seasoned retail executive with more than 30 years of merchandising and management experience, Javes most recently served as managing director, Toys”R”Us, Southeast Asia and Greater China, where he oversaw all operations and business activities for the company’s more than 170 wholly owned stores and approximately 2,500 employees in Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.
Javes first joined Toys”R”Us, Australia in 2008 as general merchandising manager with responsibility for toy and baby products. After a brief hiatus, he returned to the company in April 2013 as managing director, Toys”R”Us, Australia. In this capacity, he oversaw all operations and business activities for the company’s more than 30 stores, e-commerce site, corporate office and more than 1,700 employees there.
Toys”R”Us, Inc. merchandise is sold in 864 Toys”R”Us and Babies”R”Us stores in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam, and in more than 755 international stores and more than 250 licensed stores in 37 countries and jurisdictions. Toys”R”Us, Inc. is headquartered in Wayne, N.J. For more information, visit Toysrusinc.com.
SOURCE: Toys”R”Us, Inc.