High Level Shake Up at Sephora

The chief merchant of Sephora Margarita Arriagada's retiring forced president Calvin McDonald to do some reorganizing at the top level. Arriagada is just one of two top positions leaving the company, and one senior executive being promoted from within reported WWD.

"Since joining Sephora, Margarita has built a highly talented merchandising team that has a unique sense of what will resonate with our clients and how to work with you, our brand partners, to deliver meaningful differentiation," McDonald said. "She has made enormous contributions to Sephora." Arriagada will retire at the end of January, at which point the chief merchant title apparently will be eliminated.

"Artemis is a proven leader with a unique ability to motivate her teams, drive growth and deliver strong results while forming outstanding cross-functional partnerships," McDonald said. "After a decade in merchandising roles at multiple retailers, Artemis joined Sephora in 2006 as the vice president of merchandising for sephora.com, helping to drive tremendous growth and leadership for Sephora in e-commerce. Three years ago, Artemis was promoted to general manager of our Sephora inside J.C. Penney business, then two years ago to senior vice president, driving impressive comp growth in a challenging environment and building a strong team."