Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Thursday its promotion of Karen Roberts to executive vice president and general counsel. Starting on February 1, 2013, she will report to Jeff Gearhart, who is vacating the GC chair to take on a new role as executive vice president and corporate secretary of Wal-Mart Stores.
Roberts has been with the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company since 1995 and currently serves as executive vice president and president at Walmart Realty for Walmart U.S. She has held a number of in-house roles at the retailer during her 17-year tenure, including senior vice president and chief compliance officer for the domestic division, and VP and general counsel for U.S. real estate and construction.
