Paula Price was recently named chief financial officer at Macy’s. Price will be responsible for leading the company’s finance, accounting, investor relations and internal audit functions.
A 30 year of financial expert, Price has worked mostly in retail and consumer-facing businesses. She is currently a full-time senior lecturer in the accounting and management unit at Harvard Business School, a role she has held since 2014.
In her most recent corporate role as executive vice president, chief financial officer of Ahold USA, Price led a team of over 1,000 across finance, accounting, strategy and planning, real estate and information technology. She was also responsible for the successful development and execution of a $1 billion program to fund Ahold USA’s strategic growth initiatives, which included sales efforts, customer loyalty and e-commerce initiatives.
Before that, she served as senior vice president, controller and chief accounting officer of CVS Caremark Corporation, where she was a major contributor to the execution of the CVS/Caremark merger. Earlier in her career, Price held finance and strategy positions at a variety of retail, consumer products and financial services companies.
A Chicago native, Price holds an MBA with specialization in Finance and Strategy from University of Chicago Booth School, and a B.Sc. in Accounting from DePaul University.
