Walmart Names John Furner CEO as McMillon Exits After 11-Year Run
Walmart U.S. chief John Furner will become only the sixth CEO in company history on Feb. 1, 2026, succeeding Doug McMillon. Furner inherits a 2.3M-worker giant whose shares quadrupled under McMillon, and faces the task of steering the world's largest retailer through an AI-driven reinvention against Amazon.
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon will retire after 11 years; Walmart U.S. chief John Furner becomes only the sixth CEO in company history effective February 1, 2026, tasked with leading the retailer into an AI-driven era.