Walmart Canada’s president, Shelly Broader, is being promoted to executive vice president, president and CEO of Europe, the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa and Canada. In her new role, Broader will be in charge of retail operations and business development for these regions. Broader, who will be based in Canada, will continue to oversee the Canadian business until her new replacement is determined, which Walmart says it will announce at a later date. “Shelley has been a strong leader since joining Walmart Canada and is the ideal person to leverage the tremendous potential the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region holds for our company,” says David Cheesewright, president and CEO of Walmart International. In her new position, Broader will oversee regions that employ over 285,000 people at 1,345 stores. “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,” says Broader. “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.”
