Wayne Milano is the senior vice president of global sourcing for Catalyst Brands, reporting to Kevin Harper, chief operating officer. Milano is responsible for leading product development, sourcing, and execution for private brands across apparel and home products with oversight of the international buying offices.

Milano is a tenured executive with applied knowledge and experience in global sourcing strategies, design and product development, and operational business practices. Previously, Milano served as senior vice president, global sourcing and product development at JCPenney, which he joined in 2021. Prior to JCPenney, Milano served as senior vice president at Belk, where he led the global sourcing, design, technical design, quality assurance, and operations teams for private brands, while driving product integrity, speed of process, fit and quality consistency, and competitive costing. He also held leadership roles in specialty, wholesale, department store, and supply chain organizations at William E. Connor & Associates, Ltd., PVH, Abercrombie & Fitch, and J.Crew, inclusive of international assignments for more than 12 years.

Milano holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in marketing from Pace University.