Furner started at Walmart in 1993, and currently oversees the most important segment of the company’s business.

Furner said he learned the value of hard work from his grandfather, who was a farmer.

Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Walmart Inc. during a massive expansion and technological revolution, will retire and be succeeded by John Furner, president and CEO of Walmart U.S. Why it matters: ...

Walmart's longtime top executive will step down as the retail giant picks a new leader to guide it through major technological changes and weaker consumer spending. Doug McMillon will retire from his ...

Walmart’s next CEO will have to prove that an old-school retailer can think like a tech firm without losing its soul.

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is inching down this morning after its longtime chief executive, Doug McMillon, said he’ll retire in January, with John Furner set to take the reins on February 1st. Investors ...

John Furner, the Walmart lifer who was named Doug McMillon’s successor as chief executive, has been leading the U.S. arm of the retail behemoth for several years, a role he stepped into just months ...

John Furner is being promoted to Walmart's global CEO after leading U.S. operations since 2019. He started his Walmart career as a summer intern.

NEW YORK – Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, who turned the nation’s largest retailer into a tech-powered giant since taking over in 2014, will retire in January in a surprise move. John Furner, 51, a ...

Meet John Furner: When Walmart announced that US division chief John Furner would take over as its next CEO, it was more than a new leader taking charge; it was the rise of a homegrown success story.

Digital sales jumped 27% globally in Q3 and the U.S. channel is poised to turn a profit this year, demonstrating a core aspect of the exiting chief's omnichannel strategy.