- Robert Connolly, Wal-Mart’s executive vice president of marketing, announced that he will retire at the end of the year. Connolly joined Wal-Mart in 1989 as VP and merchandise manager, and has been there ever since with the exception of two years when he was at Montgomery Ward.
A successor has not been named.
And, in other executive moves…
Longs Drug Stores announced that:
- Bruce E. Schwallie, Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising
Officer, has been named Executive Vice President of Business Development and
Managed Care. - Richard W. Dreiling, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer,
has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. - Todd J. Vasos, Senior Vice President of , has been named Chief
Merchandising Officer and will be responsible for the pharmacy marketing as
well as front-end merchandising and marketing. - Steven F. McCann, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer, has been named Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
- KC's View:
