![Walmart CMO Messing](https://www.seeher.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20190528_walmart_BarbaraMessing_3x21-1-scaled.jpg)
Walmart U.S. Chief Marketing Officer Barbara Messing is stepping down as of Aug. 30 to return to the San Francisco Bay area. Her duties will be handled temporarily by former Target and DreamWorks chief marketer Michael Francis, according to an internal memo.