Walmart Canada has appointed Shelley Broader (inset) as president and CEO of Walmart Canada affective immediately. She replaces David Cheesewright who moves to a new postion. Cheesewright will lead Walmart’s retail operations in Canada, the United Kingdom and Sub-Saharan Africa, and will oversee business development in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Canada. Cheesewright will assume his new role immediately and report directly to Doug McMillon, president and CEO, Walmart International. Ms Broader, 47, will assume the position of president and CEO of Walmart Canada effective immediately. Broader joined Walmart Canada as chief merchandising officer in December 2010 following more than 20 years of leadership experience across the North American retail industry. Prior to Walmart, Broader was president and COO of Michael’s and was responsible for the chain’s North American retail operations and more than 1,000 stores in the United States and Canada. For more than 17 years Broader held leadership roles with Hannaford Bros. in the United States and was president and COO of the company’s Kash n’ Karry chain and president and CEO of the company’s Sweetbay Supermarkets chain. Broader began her career in the investment-banking sector advising clients in the American retail industry.
