By Waverly Colville
Here are some notable executive announcements from companies
within the last week:
June 11
Dave & Buster's Promotes CFO to Serve as Chief Executive
Dave & Buster's appointed Chief Financial Officer Brian
Jenkins to become the new chief executive once Stephen King retires
on Aug. 5. Under Mr. King's leadership, the company doubled its
store count and more than doubled its annual revenue. Mr. Jenkins
had served as CFO since 2006. Dave & Buster's will conduct a
nationwide search for CFO while Joe DeProspero, the company's vice
president of finance, serves in the role on an interim basis.
Aimmune Therapeutics Announces New CEO
Aimmune Therapeutics said Jayson Dallas will replace Stephen
Dilly, who announced retirement plans late last year, as chief
executive. Dr. Dallas was chief commercial officer for Ultragenyx,
a biopharmaceutical company.
June 12
Guess? Names New Chairman After Paul Marciano Exits Role
Guess? co-founder Paul Marciano resigned as executive chairman
and will leave the company next year after an internal
investigation determined he exercised "poor judgment" in some
situations involving models and photographers. The company named
Mr. Marciano's older brother Maurice Marciano as chairman. Paul
Marciano, who also was chief creative officer, will also transition
his duties to Chief Executive Victor Herrero.
Make-A-Wish CEO Announces Departure
Make-A-Wish America's President and Chief Executive David
Williams will leave the company after 14 years. Under his
leadership, the company doubled its revenue to $342 million and
granted 195,000 wishes. The organization is conducting a search for
a new CEO and plans on naming one by the end of the year.
June 13
Macy's Brings in Home Depot Technology Executive to become
CTO
Naveen Krishna has been named chief technology officer of
Macy's. He will be responsible for determining the direction of the
department-store chain's technology strategy, including all store,
e-commerce and internal technologies. He was previously vice
president of technology at Home Depot.
GM Announces New CFO Upon Stevens's Retirement
General Motors named Dhivya Suryadevara as its next chief
financial officer once longtime employee Chuck Stevens retires. Ms.
Suryadevara is currently the vice president of corporate finance
and head of investor relations. She was involved in the 2016
acquisition of Cruise Automation, GM's driverless-car startup. Mr.
Stevens worked as CFO since 2014 and has been with GM for 40
years.
Petco Recruits HP Executive as CEO
Petco Animal Supplies hired the former HP president Ron Coughlin
as its CEO, replacing Brad Weston. Mr. Coughlin worked for 11 years
at HP.
Rue21 Names New Leadership Team
Clothing retailer Rue21 appointed Laurie Van Brunt as president
and chief executive, Michele Pascoe as senior vice president and
CFO and Stephen Sommers as senior vice president and chief
marketing officer. The appointments are effective June 25. Ms. Van
Brunt replaces Michael Appel, who served as interim CEO since
October. The company exited bankruptcy last year.
June 14
Everbridge CEO to Become Executive Chairman
Everbridge Chief Executive Jaime Ellertson will transition from
his current role to become the executive chairman in 2019, the
company said Thursday. During his tenure as CEO, Mr. Ellertson
oversaw the transition of Everbridge from a smaller privately held
company to a public company.
Equifax Recruits IBM Executive to Lead Technology Efforts
Equifax said that Bryson Koehler will become its chief
technology officer. He previously was the CTO of International
Business Machines's Watson and its cloud platform. He will now
oversee Equifax's global information technology strategy and
development and work closely with the product, data and analytics
teams, the company said.
Stobart Executive Leaves After Weeks of Board Tensions
Andrew Tinkler was fired as Stobart Group's executive director
and CEO after weeks of tension with the board. The problems began
when Mr. Tinkler said he would vote against the re-election of
Stobart Group Nonexecutive Chairman Ian Ferguson. Some board
members accused him of destabilizing the group. Stobart is now
pursuing legal action against Mr. Tinkler for breach of contract
and breach of fiduciary duty.
June 15
Ramco Properties Names New CFO
Ramco Properties appointed Michael Fitzmaurice as executive vice
president, chief financial officer and secretary. In the roles he
will focus on the company's strategic plan and oversee all
financial aspects of the company. He has 20 years of real-estate
experience and was previously was the senior vice president of
finance for Retail Properties of America.
Lee Enterprises CFO Resigns
Lee Enterprises appointed Tim Millage as acting principal
financial and accounting officer in the wake of Ronald Mayo's
resignation as vice president, chief financial officer and
treasurer. Mr. Mayo said in prepared remarks he is resigning for
family reasons. He has been on medical leave since April and is
moving back home to Colorado, the company said. Mr. Millage has
been serving as the company's controller.
CEO of Go-Ahead's Govia JV Departs After Train Timetable
Issue
Go-Ahead Group PLC announced Charles Horton, chief executive of
its Govia Thameslink joint venture, has resigned. His successor
hasn't been named. The company launched a new train timetable in
May that has caused significant disruption on British railways.
Write to Waverly Colville at waverly.colville@wsj.com
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