On Sept. 6, Zale Corp. named Brad Furry senior vice president and chief information officer.

Furry will have responsibility for all information technology strategy and operations functions throughout the company.

“Brad has a demonstrated track record of leveraging information technology in a retail environment,” said Matt Appel, chief administrative officer and chief financial officer. “I am confident he will elevate the impact of technology on our efforts to return the company to profitability.”

Prior to joining Zale Corp., Brad spent 21 years at The Neiman Marcus Group, most recently as vice president of enterprise services with responsibility for applications development and maintenance, vendor management, project portfolio management, strategy and innovation, and e-commerce strategy. He also managed applications development at Pier 1 Imports.

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