Ex-Frito Lay marketing chief Stephen Quinn, who led and invigorated Wal-Mart’s global marketing efforts since 2007, is expected to retire in January. Coming in on a consultancy basis will be longtime Target marketing wiz Michael Francis, currently on assignment at DreamWorks, who helped create the discount chain’s cheap-chic sensibility.
“Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s longtime chief marketing officer is leaving, and the retailer is reaching outside the company for some help by bringing on a former marketing guru at Target Corp. Stephen Quinn, who has been Wal-Mart’s marketing chief since 2007, is expected to retire in January, at the end of the retailer’s fiscal year, according to people familiar with the situation.”
