Lowe's announces two promotions

Lowe’s has announced the appointment of Ronnie Damron to the position of SVP store planning and environment. Damron has served since 2006 as VP new store set-up and remerchandising. He joined Lowe’s in 1979 in the Pikeville, Ky., store and has served as store manager, district manager and regional VP.

Damron replaces longtime merchandising and store planning executive R. Vaughn Hayes, who will retire on March 5 after nearly 39 years with the company.

Lowe’s has also promoted Cedric Coco to the position of SVP learning and organizational development. Coco has served in that role as VP since joining the company in 2008 from Microsoft. He is responsible for enterprise-wide leadership development, talent acquisition, talent management and learning strategies, as well as the company’s diversity efforts.