Gisel Ruiz began her career with Wal-Mart as a
Management Trainee in 1992. She has served as an
Assistant Manager, Co-Manager and Store Manager in
field Operations. Her career continued to grow as
she was promoted to serve as Labor Relations
Manager. In 2001 she was promoted to Director of
Personnel. She served as a Director of Personnel
for 3 years, charged with managing the Human
Resources operations for Wal-Mart stores across
one-third of the U.S. In 2004 she promoted to an
Operations Coordinator charged with co-leading a
cross-functional team in developing the strategy and
process for restructuring the mid and upper
management levels of Wal-Mart Store Operations.
In 2006, Gisel was promoted to Vice President,
Regional General Manager responsible for 150
Wal-Mart stores located in the Western Texas and New
Mexico territory.
Gisel has been recognized for her ability as a
leader and teacher of associates, by mentoring and
helping to develop the careers of other Wal-Mart
Associates. She is a member of LULAC and was
elected to serve 2 terms as the Chairperson for the
Wal-Mart Stores Home Office, Hispanic/Latino
Associate Resource Group. In 2007 she named by
Hispanic Business Magazine as one of the top 15
Elite Hispanic Women in Business
Gisel has a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing
from Santa Clara University where she also completed
their Retail Management Institute program.
