Lowe's Companies, Inc. announced that Jennifer L. Weber has been named the company's chief human resources officer, effective March 1. She will report to Chairman, President and CEO Robert A. Niblock. Weber will succeed Maureen K. Ausura, who announced plans to retire after 11 years with the company. Weber, 49, will oversee global human resources practices, policies and operations that will enable Lowe's to attract, motivate, develop and retain outstanding employees.

She joins the company most recently from Duke Energy, where she served for the past seven years on the company's senior leadership team as executive vice president & chief human resources officer and as executive vice president of external affairs & strategic policy.