Neiman Marcus announces key supply chain and retail tech hires

Neiman Marcus Group has appointed Amanda Martin to the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer. 

It has also promoted Vijay Karthik to become its Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.

Martin will oversee the retailer’s supply chain operations, photo studio and customer service departments.

Karthik will manage its end-to-end customer facing IT development and structure, cloud platforms, omnichannel engineering and operations.

Neiman Marcus has also announced plans to invest more than $90 million into its systems and distribution facilities and $200 million in technology for priorities including its Connect platform, the acquisition of Stylyze and new digital labs.

"We are fortunate to have such strong talent at our company that we are able to develop and promote to lead all of the critical growth work we are executing," says Geoffroy van Raemdonck, Chief Executive Officer, Neiman Marcus Group. 

"I am confident in these leaders' ability to drive results, the NMG|Way, that ladder up to the substantial investments we are making in the business over the next three years."

"Vijay has played a pivotal role in leading the strategy and execution of many of our technology efforts," says Bob Kupbens, Chief Product & Technology Officer.

“This expanded role will allow for more oversight on key initiatives that support our growth roadmap."