Carrie McDermott Named President of Sally Beauty

Sally Beauty Holdings this week announced the appointment of veteran retail executive Carrie McDermott to the position of president of its Sally Beauty operations in the U.S. and Canada.

McDermott brings more than 31 years of retail leadership experience to the position. Prior to joining Sally Beauty, she served nine years in roles of increasing responsibility with DSW Inc., where she most recently served as chief operating officer. In this role, McDermott successfully led DSW's operations and marketing strategy, which included strategic brand positioning, media, creative and customer loyalty touchpoints.

Prior to that role, McDermott served as DSW’s executive vice president of sales and operations, where she was responsible for driving the company’s omnichannel initiative, launching ship-from-store and successfully opening 200 brick-and-mortar locations. Prior to working at DSW, McDermott had leadership roles at Cooper’s, Inc., The Gap, Inc., and Barnes & Noble, Inc.