Macy's Inc. on Oct. 15 said it appointed David Abney, current chairman and CEO of air freight company United Parcel Service Inc., as an independent director to its board, effective Oct. 25.

Abney, who will be a member of the U.S. department store chain's compensation and management development committee, also previously was COO of UPS.

With the addition of Abney, Macy's board now has 11 members.