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Thoughts on High Growth and Multi-Channel Retail: Raul Vazquez, Walmart.com CEO

Join the Wharton Club of Northern California for an exclusive session with Walmart.com's CEO, Raul Vazquez, as he share his insights from his experience at Walmart.com.


Thoughts on High Growth and Multi-Channel Retail: Raul Vazquez, Walmart.com CEO
Thursday, June 18, 2009

During his first year at business school, an opportunity arose for Raul Vazquez to join the online division of the world’s largest retailer.  Several years later, Walmart.com is one of the top three online retailers and Raul is the company's CEO.

Come hear from his perspective what it's been like to be part of a high-growth division in the multi-channel retail market.

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Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009
Time: 6:00-6:45pm Reception, Check-in. 6:45-8pm, Event
Location: Wharton West, 101 Howard St., San Francisco, CA
Cost:  WCNC members, members of affiliate clubs and their accompanied guests: $20 per person. Non-member alumni and other guests: $40 per person. Registrations after 4:00pm Tuesday, June 16th an extra $10 per ticket, if available. Cancellations after 4:00pm Tuesday, June 16th at the discretion of the WCNC.


Raul Vazquez
President and CEO, Walmart.com
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

As President and CEO of Walmart.com, Raul Vazquez oversees the online development and operations of the world’s largest retailer. He was promoted to this position in early 2007.

Previously, Mr. Vazquez served as the chief marketing officer of Walmart.com, and was responsible for all consumer marketing and customer-facing site functionality. He managed teams across a variety of marketing and creative functions including online, email and in-store marketing, consumer insights, category and brand marketing, corporate communications, editorial, design, imagery and information architecture.
 
Prior to joining Walmart.com, Mr. Vazquez spent four years at startup companies such as Ventro and Onsale. Before that time, he spent several years at a boutique consulting firm that specializes in competitive strategy for Fortune 100 firms, and as an industrial engineer at Baxter Healthcare.
 
Mr. Vazquez is a graduate of the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, and also received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in industrial engineering from Stanford University.
 
Walmart.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., headquartered in Bentonville, Ark. Walmart.com’s offices are located in Brisbane, Calif.


 




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