Wal-Mart lengthening its lead officers - Brief Article

DSN Retailing Today,  June 10, 2002  

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LEE SCOTT

President and ceo, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Appointed to current position in January 2000

Wal-Mart tenure: 22 yrs.

Scott manages all activities that enable the company to more efficiently distribute merchandise and more accurately align the assortment of merchandise with customer preferences.

TOM COUGHLIN

President and ceo, Wal-Mart Stores division

Elected to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. board of directors in 2001.

Wal-Mart tenure: 22 yrs.

Coughlin is responsible for all Wal-Mart Discount stores, Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets, as well as the loss prevention and marketing divisions of Wal-Mart stores.

JOHN MENZER

Executive vp; president, ceo, International division, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Joined Wal-Mart in Sept. 1995.

Responsibilities include: all international operations in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Korea, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom.

Prior to coming to Wal-Mart, Menzer was president of Ben Franklin Retail Stores, Inc., where he held various positions during his 10-year career.

THOMAS GRIMM

President, ceo, Sam's Club

Responsibilities include: all activity for the membership warehouse division.

Prior to coming to Wal-Mart, Grimm was president and ceo of Denver-based Pace Membership Warehouse, Inc., a subsidiary of K-Mart (prior to Wal-Mart's acquisition of PACE in 1994.)

TOM SCHOEWE

Executive vp, cfo, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Appointed to current position in January 2000

Responsibilities include: treasury; tax; accounting and control; business planning and analysis; internal auditing; insurance and benefits management; the information systems division; walmart.com.

Prior to Wal-Mart, Schoewe served as senior vice president and chief financial officer for Black and Decker Corp., a position he held from 1993-1999.

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