Changes at the top for Gap Gap has appointed Sonia Syngal (pictured) as its new CEO, effective March 23. She will also be on the company’s board of directors. Syngal joined Gap in 2004 and has been CEO of the company’s Old Navy business since 2016. Prior to that, she was executive vice president of global supply chain and product operations Before joining Gap, Syngal had a long career in Fortune 500 product companies, including Sun Microsystems where she led manufacturing operations, logisti
ecutive vice president of global supply chain and product operations
Before joining Gap, Syngal had a long career in Fortune 500 product companies, including Sun Microsystems where she led manufacturing operations, logistics and supply chain management, and at Ford where she held roles in product design, quality and manufacturing engineering.
Gap also announced that board member Bobby Martin will become executive chairman, also effective March 23. Martin has previously served as president and CEO of Walmart International, was a former director at Dillard’s, and has been a member of the Gap board since 2002.
Gap also announced the appointment of two new board members: Elizabeth Smith, the former CEO of Bloomin’ Brands, and Amy Miles, the CEO of Regal Entertainment from 2009 to 2018.
Metcash seeks new CFO
Brad Soller (pictured), CFO of Australian grocery wholesaler Metcash, has announced his retirement, but will stay on through the search and hiring process for his replacement, which is expected to be completed by the end of fiscal 2021.
Soller joined Metcash in 2015. He has had a long career as a CFO or finance director for prominent companies, including Lendlease, BAA McArthur Glen in the UK and David Jones.
The company said he was instrumental in the transformation of Metcash and played a big part in the sale of the automotive business, the acquisition of Home Timber and Hardware, and cost and efficiency improvements under the Working Smarter and MFuture programs.
PE Nation appoints MD
Jevon Le Roux (pictured) has been appointed the new managing director at PE Nation; he was formerly MD at Surfstitch and MD at Hurley.
Le Roux said on LinkedIn: “Last Monday I joined PE Nation to support the co-founders, Pip Edwards and Claire Tregoning, leading the scaling of their vision with careful consideration for brand equity.
“I was already too excited to play a part in this brand’s exciting future, then this dropped: the launch of PE Nation’s collaboration between the fast-fashion giant H&M and the four-year-old Australian athleisure brand. Previous collaborations have included Alexander Wang, Versace and Jimmy Choo.
“Congrats to the co-founders for this incredible milestone for being the first Australian brand to join-up with H&M.”
