J.C. Penney fills key spots on corporate team with Walmart, Target, Macy's hires - Dallas News

J.C. Penney on Wednesday said it has filled more positions in its executive ranks to help tackle its ongoing turnaround efforts.

Steve Whaley becomes senior vice president, principal accounting officer and controller. Whaley will report to Bill Wafford, who was hired in March to be Penney's chief financial officer.

Whaley joins Plano-based Penney from Walmart, where he worked for 11 years. Before that, he was at Dallas-based Southwest Airlines for 16 years. He will be over Penney's finance and support operations in Salt Lake City and Bangalore, India.

Laurene Gandolfo takes over as senior vice president for home product design and development. She spent more than 20 years in the home business at Macy's and Bloomingdale's.

Trish Adams, who retired recently from Target, comes to Penney as a strategic adviser and will work with chief transformation officer Truett Horne, who was hired in January.

Adams will evaluate and create plans to simplify and improve the effectiveness and profitability of Penney's pricing and promotion strategies, the company said. Adams' 34-year career at Target included leadership roles as the discounter was first creating partnerships with high-profile designers to create lower-price collections.

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