By Angela Chen
Target Corp. has named Mike McNamara chief information officer,
replacing the data-security veteran brought in last May to guide
the company after a disastrous data breach in 2013.
The departing CIO, Bob DeRodes, joined Target after holding
various positions in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and
Department of Defense. He was tasked with shoring up the company's
digital practices, and will now briefly serve in a senior advisory
before retiring.
Mr. McNamara was chief information officer at the U.K.-based
supermarket chain Tesco PLC. At Tesco, he introduced
"scan-as-you-shop" capabilities and headed the chain's technology
office in India.
Target's data breach in late 2013 compromised personal
information affecting up to 70 million people and was one of the
challenges that forced out former chief executive Gregg Steinhafel
last May. In July, Target named PepsiCo. Inc. executive Brian
Cornell as its new chief executive, turning to an outsider for the
first time in its history.
Earlier this month, the company said it would exit its
money-losing operations in Canada to focus on reviving its sluggish
U.S. businesses.
Write to Angela Chen at angela.chen@dowjones.com
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