Bentonville, AR—Walmart U.S. has appointed Duncan Mac Naughton to chief merchandising officer for U.S. stores, effective immediately.
Bentonville, AR—Walmart U.S. has appointed Duncan Mac Naughton to chief merchandising officer for U.S. stores, effective immediately. Mac Naughton will oversee all merchandise categories across more than 3,700 stores in the U.S. business. He will continue to report to Bill Simon, Walmart U.S. president and CEO.
Mac Naughton joined the company in 2009 as chief merchandising officer for Walmart Canada. In October 2010, he was named executive vice president of merchandising for Walmart U.S. Before joining Walmart, Mac Naughton held leadership roles at Kraft Foods Inc., H.E. Butt Grocery Company and Albertson’s Inc. He also served as executive vice president of merchandising and marketing at SUPERVALU Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has more than 8,800 retail units under 59 different banners in 15 countries.