Michael Hill International, the Brisbane-based jeweler that has over 250 stores in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, has appointed Jonathan Waecker its new CEO, effective Aug. 27.
He succeeds Daniel Bracken, who died in February.
Waecker was most recently chief customer and sales officer at the Warehouse Group, one of New Zealand’s largest retailers. He has also worked as vice president for marketing communications for Yahoo!, global marketing director at Zynga, and director of franchise management and global brand strategy for Walt Disney Company.
Michael Hill, the jeweler’s founder and namesake, died in July.
(Photo courtesy of Michael Hill)
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