ascena Retail Group Career Moves

ascena retail group, inc. today announced that Justin MacFarlanehas been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer, effective December 2, 2019. In addition, Marisa Baldwin has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, effective immediately. Both Mr. MacFarlane and Ms. Baldwin will report directly to Gary Muto, Chief Executive Officer of ascena.

Biographies

Justin MacFarlane

Mr. MacFarlane is a seasoned retail executive with more than 25 years of experience putting the customer first to drive retail growth. He has a successful track record of leading customer driven initiatives through the use of technology, operations, and analytics.

Mr. MacFarlane most recently served as the Chief Strategy, Analytics and Innovation Officer at Macy’s, Inc., where he was responsible for Macy’s strategic development, customer insights, data analytics, innovation, pricing, replenishment, and the food and lease businesses.

Previously, Mr. MacFarlane served in various leadership roles at ANN INC. Additionally, Mr. MacFarlane has served in leadership roles within the global retail practices of AlixPartners and Kurt Salmon Associates.

Marisa Baldwin

Ms. Baldwin has more than 25 years of experience in Human Resources. She joined the ascena organization in 2009 and since that time, has held roles of increasing leadership within Human Resources.

In 2015, she was promoted to Senior Vice President, Human Resources for ascena’s Premium Fashion Segment (previously ANN INC.) and since that time has led various centers of excellence within Human Resources, including Talent Strategy, Communications, and Charitable Giving.

Before joining ascena, Ms. Baldwin served in HR leadership roles focused on the growth and expansion of Starbucks and building a culture of inclusion at Diageo, North America.

About ascena retail group, inc.

ascena retail group, inc. (Nasdaq: ASNA) is a national specialty retailer offering apparel, shoes, and accessories for women under the Premium Fashion (Ann Taylor, LOFT, and Lou & Grey), Plus Fashion (Lane Bryant, Catherines and Cacique), and Value Fashion (Dressbarn) segments, and for tween girls under the Kids Fashion segment (Justice). ascena retail group, inc. through its retail brands operates ecommerce websites and approximately 3,400 stores throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

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