&lt;img src=&#039;http://assets.bizjournals.com/seattle/print-edition/2010/11/19/Burwell,%20Sylvia%20233*100.jpg?v=1&#039;&gt;Walmart (NYSE:WMT) has named Sylvia Mathews Burwell president of its charitable arm, the Walmart Foundation, starting in January.

Currently the president of Global Development at the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, Burwell will lead Walmart&#039;s charitable giving and its Global Women&#039;s Economic Empowerment Initiative, according to a news release from Walmart. She also will &quot;guide the company&#039;s social, environmental and economic opportunity efforts in Africa,&quot; the press release said.

Walmart has recently stepped up its charitable giving to Boston-area organizations, as it seeks to site a new location within the city limits...&lt;div class=&quot;feedflare&quot;&gt;
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