Susan D. Kronick, who is responsible for all of the company's department store divisions, was elected Macy's, Inc. vice chair in February 2003. Previously, she was group president responsible for overseeing the regional department store divisions. Kronick also has served as chairman and CEO of Burdines (now Macy's Florida) and president and COO of Rich's/Lazarus/ Goldsmith's (now Macy's Central). She joined Federated in 1973 as an executive trainee at Bloomingdale's and rose through its ranks to become senior executive vice president and director of stores.