Shelley Broader Named President And CEO Of Walmart EMEA Region

BENTONVILLE, Ark., May 30, 2014

Ms. Broader, who will assume her new role effective June 1, joined Walmart Canada as chief merchandising officer in December 2010 and was promoted to president and CEO of Walmart Canada in September 2011.  She joined Walmart with more than 20 years of leadership experience across the North American retail industry which included key leadership roles with retailers Michael's and Hannaford Bros.

"Shelley has been a strong leader since joining Walmart Canada and is the ideal person to leverage the tremendous potential the EMEA region holds for our company," said Mr. Cheesewright. "Shelley's leadership of our business in Canada during a time of increased competition underscores her knowledge of the retail environment which will serve her well in her new role."

According to Ms. Broader, "Walmart has strong operations and excellent teams of associates in Canada, Sub-Saharan Africa and the United Kingdom that are well-positioned to drive future growth. I look forward to working with the teams to build on this success and to bring our mission of saving people money so they can live better to even more families across the region."

Walmart employs more than 285,000 associates and operates more than 1,345 retail units in Canada, Sub-Saharan Africa and the United Kingdom.

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