Castro-Wright Named COO Of Wal-Mart?s U.S. Stores
by January 17, 2005 12:00 am 64 views
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced on Jan. 7 that Eduardo Castro-Wright, president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Mexico, will become executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Wal-Mart Stores Division in the United States.
Castro-Wright, 49, has headed Wal-Mart’s majority-owned Mexican subsidiary since 2001. Effective Feb. 25, he will join the parent company, reporting to Michael T. Duke, president and CEO of the Wal-Mart Stores Division.
Castro-Wright was president of Honeywell Transportation and Power Systems Worldwide before joining Wal-Mart Mexico. He had also been president of Nabisco Asia-Pacific, and president of Nabisco in both Mexico and Venezuela. Castro-Wright graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
Eduardo Solorzano, currently chief operating officer of Wal-Mart Mexico, will become its president and CEO on Feb. 25.