Bentonville, Arkansas, USA, July 2026 – Sam’s Club appointed Pilar D. How Vice President of Human Resources. In her new role, she will be the company’s Human Resources Partner. Marketing and e-commerce organizations, supporting two strategic functions that continue to shape and enhance the member experience.
Pilar takes on this leadership role after more than 12 years old at Walmart, where she built an extensive career in compensation, total compensation, strategic planning and investor relations. Most recently she served Vice President of Global Compensation almost one year. Before that she spent about two years How Vice President of Total Rewards, Walmart Internationalleading global compensation and wellness initiatives. She previously served in Total awards leadership for Walmart Mexico and Central Americawhere she helped shape employee compensation and wellness strategies throughout the region.
Before becoming HR manager, Pilar spent more than eight years worked in strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and investor relations at Walmart, where she contributed to corporate strategy, business planning, and enterprise development initiatives.
Earlier in her career, she held the position Commercial Planning Manager at Sam’s Club approximately a year and a halfgaining valuable business experience in the Membership Warehouse industry before returning to the organization as the new Executive Head of Human Resources.
Before joining Sam’s Club, Pilar spent more than three years with Walmart in a strategic planning role, supporting healthcare and new business initiatives, creating a strong foundation for corporate strategy and business development.
Pilar holds Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Autonomous Institute of Technology of Mexico, further strengthening her leadership skills in the areas of business strategy and organizational management.
About Sam’s Club
Sam’s Club, a division of Walmart Inc., is one of the world’s leading retail warehouse clubs, serving millions of members in the United States and Puerto Rico. Headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansasthe company works almost 600 clubs and generated approximately US$84.3 billion income for the financial year ending January 31, 2023.
More than 40 years oldSam’s Club is focused on delivering value through exclusive member savings, high-quality merchandise, innovative retail technologies such as Scan and Go™pickup and home delivery, as well as a wide range of private label products under Member badge brand.
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