Macy’s names Aubyn Elaine Thomas Senior VP, Marketing Services

(December 11, 2007) – Retailer Macy’s Inc. has appointed Aubyn Elaine Thomas as Senior Vice President of Marketing Services. In her new role, Thomas will be responsible for driving growth and service excellence for Macy’s financial services businesses. This encompasses credit and loyalty marketing as well as multicultural marketing for one of the world’s most recognized and respected brands.

Thomas’ leadership will create new sources of value for Macy’s 24 million active credit card holders. She will also provide direction for the loyalty and rewards platform, gift cards, enhancement services and financial analytic capabilities. Her multicultural marketing leadership will enhance the Macy’s brand experience and continued offering of quality, fashion-forward assortments specifically relevant to diverse customers.

Prior to joining Macy’s, Thomas was Vice President of the brand and acquisition marketing group at Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc in Las Vegas. Her responsibilities included leading the growth and development of the industry’s largest distributor of casino brands generating over $9 billion in sales annually.

Thomas served as the Senior Vice President of Brand Strategy and Enterprise Marketing for Bank of America in Charlotte. She led a team in corporate marketing to maintain enterprise focus on new and innovative programs.

Thomas’s educational background includes a dual degree program in Engineering; a five-year undergraduate curriculum. She holds two bachelors degrees: one in Mathematics from Spelman College, and one in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. She also holds an MBA in marketing from Clark Atlanta University. She has made her home base in New York at Macy’s Corporate Marketing headquarters.


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