Changing of the guard at Nordstrom Rack
It’s a homecoming of sorts for the new president of Nordstrom Rack.
Karen McKibbin, a 30-year-plus Nordstrom veteran and president of Nordstrom Rack, will retire from the department store retailer in March. She will be succeeded by Geevy Thomas, chief innovation officer, who joined Nordstrom in 1983. Thomas has held numerous senior leadership positions throughout the company, including serving as president of Nordstrom Rack from 2010 to January 2017.
"Over the last year, Geevy and the Innovation team have established an approach to leveraging our local assets of people, product, and place – and evolve our physical stores," said Blake Nordstrom, co-president, Nordstrom. “With this foundation in place, we will begin integrating the team, learnings and processes across various aspects of our business. We're fortunate to be able to leverage Geevy's knowledge of our Nordstrom Rack business, which continues to be one of our most productive channels, a driver of innovation and our biggest source of new customers to Nordstrom.”
McKibbin joined Nordstrom in 1985 and went on to hold a variety of leadership roles within the company, including president of Nordstrom Canada, where she led the first-ever international expansion of Nordstrom's full line stores.
"During her long tenure, Karen brought great depth of experience to her various roles including president of Canada, president of Nordstrom Rack, and a member of the executive team,” said Nordstrom. “Her leadership will be missed across the company and we wish her all the best in her next endeavor."
Karen McKibbin, a 30-year-plus Nordstrom veteran and president of Nordstrom Rack, will retire from the department store retailer in March. She will be succeeded by Geevy Thomas, chief innovation officer, who joined Nordstrom in 1983. Thomas has held numerous senior leadership positions throughout the company, including serving as president of Nordstrom Rack from 2010 to January 2017.
"Over the last year, Geevy and the Innovation team have established an approach to leveraging our local assets of people, product, and place – and evolve our physical stores," said Blake Nordstrom, co-president, Nordstrom. “With this foundation in place, we will begin integrating the team, learnings and processes across various aspects of our business. We're fortunate to be able to leverage Geevy's knowledge of our Nordstrom Rack business, which continues to be one of our most productive channels, a driver of innovation and our biggest source of new customers to Nordstrom.”
McKibbin joined Nordstrom in 1985 and went on to hold a variety of leadership roles within the company, including president of Nordstrom Canada, where she led the first-ever international expansion of Nordstrom's full line stores.
"During her long tenure, Karen brought great depth of experience to her various roles including president of Canada, president of Nordstrom Rack, and a member of the executive team,” said Nordstrom. “Her leadership will be missed across the company and we wish her all the best in her next endeavor."