Hardware Retailing The Industry's Source for Insights and Information
Walmart Inc. recently announced its Board of Directors has elected new leaders to its executive council.
“Over my 32 years with Walmart, I’ve seen that our people are our greatest competitive advantage,” says John Furner, Walmart Inc. incoming president and chief executive officer. “These internal promotions reflect our culture of opportunity and the depth of our leadership bench. These leadership changes also mark a key step in how we organize for the future. Even the best teams need the right structure to win. As AI rapidly reshapes retail, we are centralizing our platforms to accelerate shared capabilities, freeing up our operating segments to be more focused on and closer to our customers and members.”
Seth Dallaire, current executive vice president and chief growth officer for Walmart U.S. is being named executive vice president and chief growth officer for Walmart Inc. Over the past several years, Dallaire and his team have helped Walmart U.S. expand beyond traditional retail. In his new role, Dallaire will have responsibility for multiple Walmart global enterprise platforms.
David Guggina, executive vice president and chief e-commerce officer for Walmart U.S., will become president and CEO of Walmart U.S. Guggina’s background in e-commerce and supply chain operations has helped the company build industry-leading delivery capabilities.
Chris Nicholas, president and CEO of Sam’s Club U.S., will succeed Kath McLay as president and CEO of Walmart International. Nicholas previously served as chief operating officer for Walmart U.S. with responsibility for all aspects of Walmart’s U.S. store operations and supply chain, CFO for Walmart U.S. and CFO for Walmart International.
Latrice Watkins, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer for Walmart U.S., is being named president and CEO of Sam’s Club U.S. Watkins began her career with Walmart as an intern in 1997 and has reshaped the Walmart U.S. assortment strategy and held a wide range of leadership roles across Sam’s Club, Walmart U.S. merchandising, People and U.S. store operations.
These changes will become effective Feb. 1, 2026.
