Myer’s executive team has had another shuffle this year, with Teresa Rendo resigning from her managing director role at the Apparel Brands alongside the appointment of a new chief customer officer (CCO).
In a statement, Myer executive chair Olivia confirmed that Rendo has stepped down as managing director from the department store’s newly acquired five apparel brands – Just Jeans, Jay Jays, Jacqui E, Dotti and Portmans. She will be leaving the Myer Group in 2026.
Rendo joined Apparel Brands in 2022 and over the last three and half years has guided the team through significant change, including the sale of the Just Group brands to Myer from Solomon Lew’s Premier Investments, building the Just Jeans ‘store of the future’ concept and supporting the launch of the Myer One loyalty program across the Apparel Brands business.
Wirth added that a search is underway to appoint a new leader of its Apparel Brands business.
Rendo’s exit comes as Myer takes on Amanda McVay, who will be the new CEO in a few weeks’ time. McVay will take over the role from Geoff Ikin, who announced his exit earlier this year.
McVay steps over to Myer following a two-and-a-half-year run at Coles Group in the same role.
“Amanda is an accomplished senior executive and leader with more than 23 years’ experience in large retail organisations in the United States across multiple categories where she has led ecommerce, loyalty, marketing, data analytics and commercial buying teams,” Wirth shared in the statement.
“Amanda spent over 10 years at Meijer Inc, a regional super-centre chain of ~260 stores in the US, and most recently held the roles of Group Vice-President Marketing & Digital and Group VicePresident of Commercial, Grocery. Prior to Meijer Inc, Amanda spent nine years at Target in the United States.”
MvCay was also up to recently a board director at Flybuys, Coles’ loyalty program. Ikin will conduct a short handover period with McVay, with his last day being November 14.
Amanda and her family are now calling Melbourne home and I am thrilled she has decided to join the Myer Group. Geoff will have a short handover period with Amanda with his last day at Myer on November 14.
“Please join me in warmly welcoming Amanda to our business and thanking Geoff for his many contributions to Myer over the last seven years and wish him all the very best for his next chapter,” Wirth said.