Julie Coates was MD of Big W from 2008 to 2013 prior to it falling on hard times.
CSR chairman John Gillam says she has strong expertise across complex supply chains, digital and brand-building and is the ideal fit.
Whether she will continue as a non-executive director of Coac-Cola Amatil is still to be resolved.
The chairman of building products group CSR says new chief executive Julie Coates has the skills and ability to take the company ''to the next level'' even though there are short-term cyclical challenges.
John Gillam, the former boss of hardware giant Bunnings who became CSR chairman in mid-2016, said on Thursday that Ms Coates had strong supply-chain and operational experience, as well as brand-building and digital expertise.
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