July proved to be another hot month in many different ways for the retail profession as we work through the many changes taking place across the retail landscape. But with the ongoing challenges comes the positive signs of summer as we shine a light on the promotions and career moves of approximately 50 loss prevention professionals from across the industry and across the globe.
All of us throughout the loss prevention community are proud of the accomplishments of those that have worked hard and earned a new place along the loss prevention career path. Whatever our professional goals and aspirations might be and whatever skills and experiences have helped forge our loss prevention careers, we have to find and seize the opportunities to learn, grow, and progress.
Please join us in congratulating the following individuals on their recent career moves and promotions.
July 2023
July 27th – July 31st
Gary Novello Jr. LPC, CFI is now director of security – landmark at Tiffany& Company.
Daniel Edward Cruz, CFI is now vice president of loss prevention at Prada Group.
Lee Li is now retail security and external affairs manager at Apple (China).
Mario Barrientos was promoted to district loss prevention manager at The TJX Companies.
Jayanta Sen is now a regional loss prevention manager at Vishal Mega Mart (India).
Brian Block was promoted to vice president at Allied Universal.
Cody Tandy is now an ORC investigator at Gap.
Alexander Martinez is now a regional loss prevention manager at The Vitamin Shoppe.
Mike McFalling was promoted to area asset protection manager at Nordstrom.
Matthew Lucariello is now a territory asset protection specialist at American Freight, Furniture, Mattress, and Appliance.
Amanda DeCapua was promoted to manager of inventory control at Saks Fifth Avenue.
Sanjay Prajapati was promoted to senior manager, national stock controller and loss prevention at Spencer’s Retail (India).
Heather Hearn, LPC was promoted to supervisor of e-commerce fraud and physical security at Wawa.
July 20th – July 26th
Col. Hemendra Bhandari, VSM, CFE is now head of security, safety, loss prevention, and audit at bigbasket.com (India).
Sean Wilson was promoted to director of asset protection at Victoria’s Secret.
Kersonder Williams was promoted to director of asset protection at Victoria’s Secret.
Anthony White was promoted to director of asset protection at Victoria’s Secret.
Adriano Silva is now loss coordinator – everyday formats at Grupo Carrefour (Brazil).
Bob Zalud is now divisional senior manager II, asset protection & EHS at Sam’s Club.
Marcos Luiz Zendron is now a senior loss prevention analyst at Mercado Livre (Brazil).
Patricia Casey, CFI is now field asset protection fulfillment at Staples.
Michael Jensen is now a territory manager, field safe and secure at Carvana.
July 13th – July 19th
Erhan Hasançebi was promoted to loss prevention supervisor at Koton (Turkey).
Amanda Baca is now a multi-store asset protection manager at Macy’s.
John Schumacher was promoted to senior manager of safe and secure operations, assets protection at Target.
Klae Ruse was promoted to senior audit manager – stores at Woolworths Group (Australia).
Christina Nolin, CFI LPC is now a district loss prevention manager at Sierra.
Rohini Kumar Reddy Y is now an area loss prevention officer at Bigbasket.com (India).
Lance Bayliss is now a regional loss prevention manager at Mobilelink.
Kyle Sayyae was promoted to market asset protection manager at Meijer.
Jim Mires is now vice president of field operations at Destination Pet.
Phelicia Showers, M.ED, LLM is now a regional loss prevention manager at GardaWorld.
Javier Suarez was promoted to global retail security at Apple.
Kathleen Moreno was promoted to asset protection business partner at Target.
Hayley Cusick is now a loss prevention analyst II at Columbia Sportswear.
Jamie Ost is now a regional loss prevention manager at Tractor Supply Company.
Holly Frye is now an asset protection specialist at Casey’s.
Patrick McPherson is now an asset protection specialist at Casey’s.
Aubrey Hastings is now a corporate asset protection investigator at Casey’s.
July 1st – July 12th
Brady Marshall was promoted to investigations analyst- LP systems and reporting at The TJX Companies.
Brian Hankins is now an asset protection specialist at Casey’s.
Rob Cathey, LPC is now director of loss prevention at Draeger’s Markets.
Aaron Pitts, CFI is now an asset protection corporate investigator at Casey’s.
Rebecca Alexander has been named associate director at the Restaurant Loss Prevention & Security Association (RLPSA).
Suneet Pareek is now regional security and compliance manager at H&M – Northeast Asia (Hong Kong).
Tammie Jones was promoted to regional intelligence and development associate at TJX Europe (United Kingdom).
Douglas Lawson was promoted to asset protection corporate senior specialist at JCPenney.
Federico Saini was promoted to internal controls and risk prevention – supply chain at adidas (Italy).
Claudia Veloso is now quality and process management coordinator at Grupo Tesoura de Ouro (Brazil).
Ralph Frangioni is now a Territory Asset Protection Specialist at American Freight Furniture, Mattress, Appliance.
Mark Ruehle is now a district asset protection manager at Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona.
Michelle Peterson is now a regional asset protection manager at Belk.
Richard Andre is now a district loss prevention manager at The TJX Companies.
Review the June 2023 LP People on the Move.
Many of the loss prevention / asset protection career moves and promotions are reported to us by our career advisor partners. We are grateful for their collective efforts and diligence in delivering this information. If you would like to provide information pertaining to a recent promotion or career move that is not listed above, please email submissions here.