Editorial.(Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Wal-Mart International Div appointments)(Brief Article)

Wal-Mart is looking to shake things up in the Japanese marketplace, and the boardroom of Seiyu is a good place to start.

Last month, Wal-Mart became majority owner of the 400-store Seiyu chain in a move that was widely expected ever since Wal-Mart made its initial investment several years ago. As majority owner, Wal-Mart is entitled to six of the eleven board seats and it made some predictable choices with the appointments of vice chairman Mike Duke and WalMart Japan ceo Ed Kolodzieski. However, some less certain choices were cio Linda Dillman and Wal-Mart International cfo Wan Ling Martello. Dillman is familiar to many …