Retail
Target
American retail corporation Target has made adjustments to its leadership team. Christina Hennington, current chief growth officer, has been named chief strategy and growth officer. Rick Gomez, current chief food, essentials and beauty officer, has been named chief commercial officer. Both are effective July 7. Lisa Roath, Target’s chief marketing officer, will take on the role of chief merchandising officer of food, essentials and beauty in early 2025. The company is initiating an external search for its next chief marketing officer and, until a successor is named, Roath will remain in full capacity as chief marketing officer.
As chief strategy and growth officer, Hennington will build on the retailer’s roadmap for growth, playing a critical role in supporting the organization’s evolution and further strengthening relationships with Target’s strategic partners. As chief commercial officer, Gomez will fully oversee Target’s merchandising business, including its apparel and accessories, home, hardlines, food, essentials and beauty product categories, owned brand sourcing and design and merchandising planning and capabilities.
ThredUp
Online resale platform ThredUp announced that Noam Paransky has been appointed to the company’s board of directors. With more than 25 years of experience in digital retail innovation and omnichannel strategy, Paransky will advise ThredUp as it transforms its business from a legacy resale marketplace to an AI-powered one. Paransky currently serves as the chief omni and innovation officer at Tapestry, where he’s responsible for leading the company-wide digital innovation agenda and delivering an omnichannel experience across customer digital touchpoints.
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Brands
Athleta
Gap owned activewear brand Athleta has named Nike veteran Tania Flynn as its head of design. She will report to Athleta president and chief executive officer, Chris Blakeslee. Previously, Flynn had spent nearly 20 years at Nike in various roles, serving most recently as vice president of apparel design.
Sustainability
Wordly
Comprehensive impact intelligence platform Worldly announced the appointment of two new hires to its executive team. Kevin Vranes joins the company as chief product officer, and Jay Gaines as chief marketing and content officer. As Worldly ramps up growth initiatives, Vranes and Gaines will play key roles in developing the company’s product innovation and go-to-market strategies, respectively.
Vranes, an experienced software executive with a Ph.D. in ocean and climate physics, was most recently involved in the development of Salesforce’s Net Zero Cloud product and bringing it to market. His experiences in academia, consulting and software will inform his work at Worldly, developing solutions for the industry that will align with the new regulatory landscape. Gaines brings expertise for implementing successful growth strategies for businesses from early-stage startups to global, billion-dollar enterprises. At Worldly, he will lead and bring to market data insights that help consumer brands and manufacturers leverage sustainability data to make better decisions and embed sustainability data into their daily operations.