Two top Walmart executives leave company under new CEO John Furner

A Walmart store is seen on Feb. 3, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Two top Walmart executives are departing the company, nearly four months after CEO John Furner took over , CNBC learned on Friday. Tom Ward, the chief operating officer of Walmart's warehouse Sam's Club, is retiring, while Cedric Clark, Walmart's executive vice president of U.S. store operations, is leaving the business, internal memos viewed by CNBC shows. …