Who is John Furner, Walmart’s newly named CEO?

The top executive of Walmart U.S. is getting a promotion.John Furner, who has led the nation’s largest private employer since 2019, will become Walmart’s global CEO in February, overseeing all the company’s international divisions. He will replace Doug McMillon, who announced that he will retire in January after more than a decade leading the retailer.Furner rose from a summer intern working for Walmart in Mexico to being appointed to the head of marketing and merchandising for Walmart China, based in Shenzhen in 2011. In 2017, he was appointed to lead Walmart's membership warehouse, Sam’s Clu