Matt Appel

DALLAS — Zale Corp. announced that Subha Ramesh has been named SVP real estate. Ramesh will report to Matt Appel, chief administrative officer. “We are delighted to welcome Subha to the Zale senior leadership team. The productivity of our real estate portfolio is central to our strategy of returning the company to profitability,” said Matt Appel. “Subha’s extensive experience in the management of retail real estate portfolios will allow her to immediately begin to articulate and execute our real estate strategy, strengthen relationships with our landlords, and refine and expand our store footprint.” Ramesh joins Zale from Hilco Real

DALLAS — Zale Corp. announced that Brad Furry has been named SVP, CIO. Furry will have responsibility for all information technology strategy and operations functions throughout the company. He will report to Matt Appel, chief administrative officer and CFO. “We are pleased to welcome Brad to the Zale team. Brad has a demonstrated track record of leveraging information technology in a retail environment,” said Matt Appel. “I am confident he will elevate the impact of technology on our efforts to return the company to profitability.” Furry brings over 28 years of information technology and applications development experience to the

Dallas -- Zale Corp. announced the company’s CFO, Matt Appel, has been appointed as chief administrative officer. He will continue to serve as CFO. Appel will be responsible for real estate, supply chain and logistics, merchandise planning and allocation, information technology, warranty, repair and credit products, as well as the ongoing management of Zale’s finance and control functions.

Zale Corp. said Wednesday it has named John Legg as senior VP supply chain. Legg will have responsibility for warehousing, logistics and purchasing and will report to Matt Appel, executive VP and CFO.