Glenn Murphy, 46, was selected in July 2007 to serve as Gap Inc.'s Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive Officer.
With more than 20 years of retail experience, Murphy has successfully led
diverse retail businesses and brands in the areas of food, health and beauty,
and books. He has an established track record as a decisive, in-charge leader
who has revitalized established retail brands.
From 2001 to 2007, Murphy served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Shoppers Drug Mart, Canada's largest drug store chain. During his tenure at
the 45-year-old company, Murphy re-energized the brand by delivering
innovative marketing strategies, new products and services, and improved
operations. Under his leadership, from 2002 through 2006, earnings per share
doubled. The company also achieved 22 consecutive quarters of year-over-year
revenue growth. During his tenure, Murphy also spearheaded Shoppers Drug
Mart's successful public offering, and the company became one of the top
performing stocks on the TSX, Canada's largest exchange.
Before his appointment at Shoppers Drug Mart, Murphy served as President and
Chief Executive Officer of Chapters, Canada's leading book retailer. In
addition to repositioning the chain's 300 retail stores and fine-tuning its
merchandising strategy, he introduced many new product lines, which earned
positive consumer response and generated higher margins.
Prior to these roles, Murphy had a 14-year career with Loblaw Companies Ltd,
Canada's largest food distributor and supermarket chain. During his tenure, he
held positions of increasing responsibility in category management, marketing,
procurement and operations. He led the successful resurgence of the Loblaw
business in Canada's Atlantic region and subsequently became Executive Vice
President of Loblaws Supermarkets in 1997 during a time when the company
delivered new store concepts and successfully expanded its focus on private
label products. During his time with Loblaw, Murphy was responsible for
successfully restructuring and integrating Provigo, a CAD$6 billion food
retailing business, into the Loblaw holding company.
Murphy began his career with A.C. Nielsen, the world's leading marketing
information company, where he worked with numerous consumer goods companies
and leading retailers.
Murphy holds a B.A. from the University of Western Ontario.
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