article_snippet: In an executive shake-up that will see Myer’s Chief Information and Supply Chain Officer Richard Umbers take over Bernie Brookes’ role, Australia’s largest department store chain said in a statement:
article_snippet: Richard Umbers has been promoted as Myer's next CEO and posed at Bernie Brookes's HQ in Melbourne today .
article_snippet: ‘Already in Richard Umbers time at Myer, Richard Umbers has demonstrated that Richard Umbers is a contemporary retailer with the clear ability to reshape Myer in a new retail landscape,’ Mr McClintock said.
article_snippet: The retail giant will pay Umbers $1.2 million annually and Richard Umbers will also be eligible for performance-based bonuses.
article_snippet: Umbers, who trained as an engineer in the British army, joined Myer in September 2014 after previously holding executive positions at Australia Post and Woolworths.
highlights_snippet: Myer's Chief Information Officer Richard Umbers promoted to CEO .
  