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Report: Richard Baker to Exit Saks Global; Geoffroy van Raemdonck Waiting in the Wings

The CEO is departing less than two weeks after taking over the top job as the beleaguered luxury conglomerate he created prepares to restructure under bankruptcy court protection.
Hudsons Bay Company Executive Chairman Richard Baker at WeWork.
Baker, a longtime real estate investor, was announced as the company’s new CEO on Jan. 2, succeeding Marc Metrick. (Courtesy)

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