Walmart e-exec move
by January 16, 2012 7:24 pm 113 views
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announced that Neil Ashe, 44, is the new president and CEO of the company’s Global eCommerce business, beginning today (Jan. 16).
Ashe was most recently president of CBS Interactive, where he led all online properties and also drove development of new ways to distribute programming produced by the media giant and its subsidiaries. Websites included CBS.com, CNET.com, CBSNews.com, and CBSSports.com, among others.
Ashe is replacing Eduardo Castro-Wright who announced his pending retirement in September and will assist in the transition.
“E-commerce is a great opportunity for us and we have a long-term vision to win,” said Mike Duke, Walmart’s president and CEO. “We are on track to create the next generation of e-commerce, combining the latest in online innovations with physical stores to give our customers a unique and seamless shopping experience.”
“Walmart is a special company,” said Ashe. “Growing up in East Tennessee, I have seen first-hand the difference it can make in the lives of its customers. E-commerce gives us a huge opportunity to expand and bring savings to many more people around the world. We have great things ahead of us and I am eager to get started and join the talented team already in place.”