Who succeeded David Glass as CEO of Walmart in 2000?

Lee Scott succeeded David Glass as Walmart’s CEO in 2000.

Harold Lee Scott Jr., generally known as Lee Scott, became president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in January 2000. He was a longtime Walmart executive and had served as the company’s vice chairman before taking over the top job.

Scott followed David Glass, who had succeeded company founder Sam Walton as CEO in 1988. Under Scott, Walmart continued expanding internationally and increasing its scale; the company’s sales grew substantially during his tenure. He led the retailer until January 2009, when Mike Duke became CEO.

The chronology helps distinguish the names in this question. Sam Walton was the founder and an earlier CEO, while Doug McMillon became CEO much later, in 2014. Mike Duke succeeded Scott, not Glass. Scott’s tenure therefore places him directly between Glass and Duke in Walmart’s modern leadership sequence.