Shuffle Board: Target Taps First AI Chief, Kontoor Elevates CFO

Wrangler and Lee proprietor Kontoor Brands has promoted Joseph Alkire to president and main fiscal officer. Alkire's expanded relation includes planetary work for Helly Hansen and Wrangler brands, portion continuing arsenic CFO overseeing planetary operations.

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"I americium energized by the accidental up and profoundly grateful to the talented radical crossed this enactment whose committedness to excellence has positioned Kontoor to vie and win," Alkire said successful a statement. He volition proceed to study straight to Scott Baxter, who remains Kontoor's main enforcement serviceman and president of the committee of directors.

"Joe has been an exceptional spouse successful driving Kontoor's maturation and transformation; this expanded relation reflects some what he's already delivered and the assurance the committee and I person successful his quality to physique connected that success," Baxter said. "We've reached an important inflection constituent successful our worth instauration journey, and we're aligning our portfolio nether 1 person with the operational and fiscal expertise to present connected our ambitions. I'm assured that with Joe successful this role, our champion days are ahead."

Canada Goose

Toronto-based luxury parka purveyor Canada Goose has appointed Massimo Piombini to its committee of directors.

With implicit 35 years of acquisition successful luxury, manner and wellness, Piombini joins Canada Goose's committee to heighten its planetary governance with expertise successful marque gathering and planetary growth. The president and CEO of Cadica Group has held elder enactment roles astatine Diesel, Balmain, Technogym, Valentino, Bally, Boucheron, Gucci and Bulgari. His acquisition spans public, family-owned and backstage equity-backed organizations.

"Massimo has been a valued advisor to our concern done his work connected the Canada Goose planetary board, and we are delighted to invited him to our committee of directors," said Dani Reiss, president and CEO of Canada Goose. "His acquisition starring iconic planetary brands, scaling planetary businesses and navigating periods of translation volition beryllium invaluable arsenic we proceed to execute our semipermanent maturation strategy and fortify our presumption arsenic a planetary show luxury brand."

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Target

Household-name retailer Target has named Chandhu Nair its first-ever main AI serviceman and elder vice president. The erstwhile elder vice president of stores, data, AI and innovation astatine Lowe's joins Target to coordinate AI adoption crossed merchandising, operations, and inventory management.