Browsing: Her leadership may also signal to young women and professionals from historically underrepresented groups that executive opportunities at the highest levels remain attainable

     Just in time for Black History Month, Latriece Watkins, a longtime Walmart executive, has been named president and chief executive officer of Sam’s Club, effective Feb. 1, in a leadership reshuffle announced by Walmart’s board. The promotion places Watkins, a 28-year veteran of the company, at the helm of one of the nation’s biggest membership retail chains.