Team

Marybeth Hays

Marybeth Hays is an experienced board director, advisor, and former retail executive with a distinguished career spanning global consumer and retail organizations.

She serves on multiple corporate and advisory boards, including Decowraps, Leapfrog, Reckitt Benckiser, American Merchandising Services and Simbe Robotics. Since 2019, Maybeth has been a senior advisor with Kearney, a global management consulting firm. She also works with clients in retail and consumer goods through her company, Hays Advising, and is the author of The Line Review (Substack).

During her decade at Walmart, Marybeth held senior leadership roles including EVP of Consumables and Health & Wellness and Chief Merchandising Officer for Walmart China. Earlier in her career, she held leadership positions with Sam’s Club, Lowe’s Home Improvement, and Hanesbrands, developing broad expertise in merchandising, brand management, and global retail strategy.

Marybeth earned an BA and MBA from Wake Forest University both with honors and received an honorary Doctor of Business Administration from Wake Forest.

She is a Trustee of Wake Forest University, serves on Wake Forest’s Business Board of Visitors, is a board member of the Walton Arts Center Foundation in Fayetteville, Arkansas and an advisory board member for REACH Women’s Network of Winston-Salem, NC.