Target Names Chandhu Nair First Chief AI Officer

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Target has named Chandhu Nair its first-ever chief AI officer and senior vice president, joining from Lowe's where he was senior vice president of stores, data, AI and innovation. Nair will coordinate AI adoption across merchandising, operations, and inventory management, while Target also promoted Purvi Shah to senior vice president of user experience to integrate AI technology with customer design. In other moves, Kontoor Brands promoted Joseph Alkire to president and chief financial officer with global responsibility for Helly Hansen and Wrangler brands, and Canada Goose appointed Massimo Piombini to its board of directors. Sanrio promoted Jill Koch as chief brand officer for the U.S. and the Americas, Funko named Kristin Hamilton as chief commercial officer effective Aug. 24, and Epicor announced Vaibhav Vohra will become chief executive officer effective Oct. 1, succeeding Steve Murphy.

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Consumer Discretionary▲ · 5 stocks
Kontoor Brands Inc
KTB
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Kontoor promotes Alkire to president and CFO with global responsibility.

Funko Inc
FNKO
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Funko names Kristin Hamilton as chief commercial officer.

Sanrio Co. Ltd.
8136
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Sanrio promotes Jill Koch as chief brand officer for the Americas.

Consumer Staples▲ · 1 stocks
Target Corporation
TGT
▲ PositiveTechnologyrelevance

Target names first chief AI officer to drive AI adoption across operations.

Cloud & Digital Infrastructure▲ · 1 stocks

Off-coverage companies 2

Epicor Software CorporationPrivate▲ Positive
Capitalrelevance

Epicor announces Vaibhav Vohra as new CEO.

Helly HansenPrivate± Mixed
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