Benzinga | Jul 13, 2021 12:39PM EDT

Qurate Retail Appoints David Rawlinson To Succeed Mike George As CEO

* Qurate Retail Inc (NASDAQ:QRTEA) announced that David Rawlinson II will assume the role of President and CEO, effective October 1, 2021.

* David will succeed Mike George after a two-month transition period, beginning August 1, during which time David will serve as President and CEO-Elect.

* David will join the Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2022, concurrently with Mike's retirement from the Board.

* Prior to joining NielsenIQ as CEO, David was President of Grainger Global Online, a stand-alone division of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW).

* David serves on the boards of Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) and NielsenIQ.

* He also served a Presidential appointment as a White House Fellow and held various appointed positions in both the Bush and Obama administrations.

* David has an MBA from Harvard Business School, a JD from the University of South Carolina School of Law, and is a graduate of The Citadel.

* Price action: QRTEA shares are trading lower by 1.37% at $12.62 on the last check Tuesday.