The Next Wave of Retail CEOs Will Be Digitally Savvy, Globally Minded, Study Finds

You're about to see a new wave of digital-savvy, global-minded retail CEOs.

At least those were the findings from a new study unveiled last week by Women’s Wear Daily and Berglass+Associates, an executive search firm specializing in retail and consumer goods. The study, which surveyed 127 retail professionals, 32 percent of whom were CEOs, found that there will be an overhaul of the C-suite and its boardroom by 2020. More detailed findings from the study include the following: