Zale names new store ops head

DALLAS Zale has announced that William Acevedo has been named evp, chief stores officer. He will be responsible for store operations for all of the company’s brands and will report directly to Neal Goldberg, president and ceo.

“I have known William for 13 years and he is an outstanding leader with strong technical and managerial skills. William has consistently improved the selling experience for customers in every organization he has been a part of. One of the principle components to our plan is focusing on the customer and improving the selling experience across all of our brands. I know William will bring passion and proven customer insight to help us achieve this goal,” said Goldberg.

Most recently, Acevedo served as vp of stores for Banana Republic. He spent the first 13 years of his career at Macy’s, beginning as an executive trainee in 1989 and progressing to senior vp, regional director of stores.