J.C. Penney names Stage Stores COO as CFO

Plano, Texas -- J.C. Penney Company has named Ed Record as CFO, effective March 24. He will also serve as executive VP. Record, 45, comes to Penney from regional department store chain Stage Stores, where he most recently served as COO and, before that, as CFO.



Record will succeed Ken Hannah, who was hired in May 2012 under former CEO Ron Johnson.



“On behalf of myself and the entire J.C. Penney team, I would like to thank Ken Hannah for his meaningful contributions to our turnaround and wish him success in his future endeavors,” CEO Myron Ullman said.