{"id":1004146709,"date":"2016-06-24T07:38:18","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T15:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004146709"},"modified":"2020-05-13T23:53:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T07:53:04","slug":"macys-reveals-ceo-succession-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/macys-reveals-ceo-succession-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Macy\u2019s Changes CEO in Midst of Reorganization"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1004146710\" style=\"width: 263px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/06\/jeff_gennette_1035_1482.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004146710\" data-attachment-id=\"1004146710\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/macys-reveals-ceo-succession-plans\/jeff_gennette_1035_1482\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/06\/jeff_gennette_1035_1482-e1471975979208.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"799,854\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jeff_gennette_1035_1482\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jeff Gennette, Macy&#8217;s Inc. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/06\/jeff_gennette_1035_1482-e1471975979208.jpg?w=799\" class=\"wp-image-1004146710 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/06\/jeff_gennette_1035_1482-e1467018714610.jpg\" alt=\"Jeff Gennette, Macy's Inc. \" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004146710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeff Gennette, Macy&#8217;s Inc.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Cincinnati<\/strong>\u2014A few months after announcing plans to close down more of its stores, <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.macys.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Macy\u2019s<\/a> is making headlines again. The company is getting ready to undergo some big executive changes, as longtime chairman &amp; CEO Terry Lundgren will transition the position of CEO to Jeff Gennette in the first quarter of 2017. Lundgren will continue his work as executive chairman and work side-by-side with Gennette, who was elected president of the company back in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Gennette has now joined Macy\u2019s board of directors and will take on additional management responsibilities throughout the transition period\u2014including overseeing the organization of Macy\u2019s stores.<\/p>\n<p>Macy&#8217;s suffered a weak sales performance in the first quarter of 2016, and has already begun making changes this year with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/macys-to-close-more-stores-seek-partnerships\/\" target=\"_blank\">announced closing of 36 stores<\/a> in addition to the four closed in 2015. At that time, Lundgren said the closings were part of a \u201cseries of cost-efficiency and process improvement measures to be implemented beginning in early 2016.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile our company is larger, stronger and more resourceful than we were 13 years ago, now is the time to reset our business model to thrive in a future that is being driven by rapid evolution in consumer preferences and shopping habits,\u201d said Lundgren in a statement. \u201cOur company must and will change in response to the profound secular forces that are driving consumer spending.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his appointment as Macy\u2019s president in 2014, Jeff Gennette served as the company\u2019s chief merchandising officer since 2009. Prior to that, Gennette served as chairman &amp; CEO of Macy\u2019s West in San Francisco. Gennette\u2019s track record also includes positions with FAO Schwartz and Broadway Stores Inc. Born in San Diego, Gennette is a graduate of Stanford University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have successfully navigated our way through changing customer trends in the past and there is no doubt that Macy\u2019s Inc. will need to be a significantly different retailer in the future in the way we operate and approach the marketplace,\u201d stated Gennette. \u201cBut we must also continue to tackle our immediate priorities with vigor and discipline. Terry and I have an outstanding relationship and we will continue to collaborate closely through this CEO transition process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Image courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcpo.com\/money\/local-business-news\/9qa-meet-jeff-gennette-a-macys-inc-merchant-who-could-be-next-ceo\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">WCPO Cincinnati<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Jeff Gennette assumes the president &#038; CEO responsibilities at Macy\u2019s, he will have to examine strategies designed to improve performance, including evaluation of many of its stores.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1269,"featured_media":1004518125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1583,21808,13,23891,21742,21744,21749],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004146709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cincinnati","category-featured","category-midwest","category-national","category-latest","category-people","category-retail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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