Coach, Inc. announced the appointment of Christine Putur as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, effective January 22, 2013. Ms. Putur joins Coach from Staples, Inc., where she was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. In her role, Ms. Putur was responsible for IT strategy and implementation globally for the company.

Over a 12-year period, Ms. Putur held successively senior IT roles within the Staples organization covering ecommerce, strategy, retail, supply chain and global corporate functions. Before Staples, she was with Compaq Computer Corporation. Ms. Putur succeeds Tom Britt, who announced his departure from Coach last year.