Qurate Retail Group promotes Bill Wafford to Chief Administrative Officer

Qurate Retail Group, part of Qurate Retail, announced that CFO Bill Wafford has been promoted to the expanded role of Chief Administrative Officer and CFO. In addition to his current role as CFO, Wafford will also oversee the company’s Transformation office, which remains focused on embedding best practices to support the company’s turnaround and growth, and the global People function, which includes compensation & benefits, payroll, talent acquisition, and people & organizational effectiveness. Wafford will continue to report to David L. Rawlinson II, President and CEO of Qurate Retail. The Transformation Office will continue to be led by Chief Transformation Officer, Bill Hunter, who will now report to Wafford. Linda Aiello, who was appointed as Chief People Officer in October 2022, previously made the decision to depart Qurate Retail Group for a new opportunity. She will stay with the company through April to support the transition. A formal search for a People leader to report to Bill Wafford has commenced. Wafford’s appointment is effective immediately. Wafford joined the organization in March of 2023 as CFO. Prior to joining Qurate Retail, he held CFO positions with Everlane, Vitamin Shoppe, and JC Penney.