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Which retail execs made career moves in October

Bed Bath & Beyond and Bonobos named new CEOs.
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October brought with it another month of C-suite comings and goings. Beyond Beyond Meat, which added to September’s chaos with, well, more chaos, here’s some of the most notable retail exec moves this month:

  • Sue Grove was named CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond after serving in the interim role for four months since Mark Tritton stepped down.
  • Speaking of BB&B, its former regional VP Mary-Farrell Tarbox joined REI as VP of physical stores and retail operations.
  • Bonobos appointed The North Face and Nike vet John Hutchison as its CEO, following the end of Micky Onvural’s five-year stint as chief executive in January.
  • Shipt made two additions to its C-suite. Former McCormick & Company exec Alia Kemet is now CMO, while Smrutha Ipparthi was promoted from VP of engineering to chief product officer.
  • The Consumer Brands Association said David Chavern will take over as its president and CEO on January 3. He’s joining from media industry trade group News Media Alliance.
  • After Richemont announced a deal to spin off Yoox Net-a-Porter to form a joint venture with Farfetch, Yoox Net-a-Porter this month named Alison Loehnis as interim CEO until the deal is closed.
  • Belk added MaryAnne Morin, former Stein Mart president, as its new president and chief merchandising officer.
  • Heather Wallace, former Revlon president of the Americas, stepped into the CEO role at skin care brand Curology as its former CEO, co-founder Dr. David Lortscher, moved to executive chair of the board.
  • The Children’s Place will bring on Sheamus Toal as its CFO on November 7. He’s the second new CFO in less than two years for the company, which had a rough Q2 performance.
  • Nordstrom’s five-year CFO is stepping down on December 2.

The retail industry also lost a beverage pioneer this month: Red Bull owner and co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz passed away at age 78. His passion for extreme sports was the driving force of many of the global energy-drink brand’s marketing efforts and partnerships, including a historic 24-mile skydive from space in 2012.—EC

Retail news that keeps industry pros in the know

Retail Brew delivers the latest retail industry news and insights surrounding marketing, DTC, and e-commerce to keep leaders and decision-makers up to date.