Leveraging Stores to Better Serve Communities (2022)

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OVERVIEW

Retailers are more than businesses they are community partners wherever they operate. Leading retailers are leveraging their stores to help communities tackle locally relevant challenges from serving as a refuge in the aftermath of tragedy to addressing homelessness and hunger. This session will provide hard won insights from retailers who are engaged in these efforts today.

PRESENTERS

Paul Jaeckle
Vice President, Asset Protection
Meijer, Inc.

Paul Jaeckle is Vice President of Asset Protection and Safety for Meijer Stores based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Paul has been the Vice President of the Asset Protection Department at Meijer since 2017 after 20 years with Walmart in various leadership roles in both Asset Protection and Store Operations and corporate strategy. Paul has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law Enforcement and Justice Administration from Western Illinois University and a Master of Science degree in Organization Management and Design from the Sage Colleges in Albany ,NY. He has earned his Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates Interview Certification, IAML Certificate in HR & Law and his Loss Prevention Certification. Paul is very active in the industry and his community as he is currently the chair of RILA’s Asset Protection Leaders Council and the chair of the Loss Prevention Research Council with the University of Florida.

Oscar Arango
Vice President, Assets Protection
Target Corporation

Oscar Arango is an accomplished executive with 30 years of leadership experience within the retail loss prevention industry. Oscar has spent the last 17 years of his career with Target, a Fortune 50 company. Oscar is a strategic leader, a creative problem solver, and a genuine communicator with a demonstrated ability to drive strong results, even against a backdrop of uncertainty and rapid growth. He is passionate about people and committed to making sure the business is not only profitable, but equitable. A team focused leader with a proven track record of building and developing high performing teams, Oscar prioritizes talent development and retention and takes pride in the many leaders he has had the chance to develop and promote.