JCPenney appoints Therace Risch as Chief Information Officer

J. C. Penney Company has roped in Therace Risch as Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer, effective immediately. Risch joins JCPenney from Country Financial, and succeeds Scott Laverty.

"Therace is an outstanding IT professional with an extensive background of merging innovative retail technologies and powerful applications to drive both brick-and-mortar and online growth," said Marvin R. Ellison, Chief Executive Officer of JCPenney, adding, "We are pleased to blend her 20 years of experience with the recently announced leaders of e-commerce and supply chain to offer a seamless omnichannel shopping experience across multiple customer touch points."