HBC Appoints Milton Pappas to Chief Marketing Officer
November 06 2017 - 3:30PM
Business Wire
HBC or the “Company” (TSX: HBC) today announced the appointment
of Milton Pappas to Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately.
In this role, Mr. Pappas will lead the Marketing Center of
Excellence (COE), charged with executing the marketing strategies
of the Company’s North American retail businesses.
Earlier this year, the Company created the Marketing COE to
centralize all-channel marketing development across all of HBC’s
North American retail businesses. The Marketing COE operates as an
in-house agency and supports the execution of each business’s
distinct marketing strategy with comprehensive campaigns that
leverage best practices across the organization. The Marketing COE
includes Media, Creative, Partnerships and Events, among other
areas.
Mr. Pappas has had a long and successful career spanning a
diverse portfolio of industries, including publishing and retail.
He joined HBC in September 2016 as Senior Vice President, Digital
Marketing. He has served as Interim Chief Marketing Officer since
June 2017. Pappas joined HBC from New York & Company where he
served as Chief Digital Officer. Prior to that, he held senior
leadership roles in marketing, digital and e-commerce at Nine West
Group, Toys“R”Us, Inc. and Redcats USA. He is a board member of
Shop.org, the digital division of the National Retail
Federation.
About HBC
HBC is a diversified global retailer focused on driving the
performance of high quality stores and their all-channel offerings,
growing through acquisitions, and unlocking the value of real
estate holdings. Founded in 1670, HBC is the oldest company
in North America. HBC's portfolio today includes formats
ranging from luxury to premium department stores to off price
fashion shopping destinations, with more than 480 stores and over
66,000 employees around the world.
HBC's leading banners across North
America and Europe include Hudson's Bay, Lord
& Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Gilt, Saks OFF
5TH, Galeria Kaufhof, the largest department store group
in Germany, and Belgium's only department store
group Galeria INNO.
HBC has significant investments in real estate joint ventures.
It has partnered with Simon Property Group Inc. in the HBS
Global Properties Joint Venture, which owns properties
in the United States and Germany. In Canada, it
has partnered with RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust in the
RioCan-HBC Joint Venture.
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