Sears Holdings Corporation
Sears Holdings Corporation is a large U.S. department store company formed by the 2005 merger of Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Holding Corporation. The stores still use the separate Sears and Kmart names. [1]
Edward S. Lampert, with a personal fortune of US$3.8 billion and a Skull and Bones member from Yale, controls ESL Investments which owns about 42% of Sears Holdings. [2]
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Political contributions
Sears Holdings Corporation gave $326,500 to federal candidates in the 2006 election through its political action committee - 37% to Democrats and 63% to Republicans. [3]
Lobbying
The company spent $414,171 for lobbying in 2006. [4]
Personnel
Key executives and 2007 pay: [5]
- Aylwin B. Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, $4,811,738[6]
- William C. Crowley, Chief Administrative Officer, $505,449[7]
Selected members of the Board of Directors: [8]
- Edward S. Lampert, Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Ann N. Reese, Director of Xerox Corporation, Jones Apparel Group, Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
- Emily Scott, Former Chairman of the Board of Directors of J. Crew
Contact details
3333 Beverly Road
Hoffman Estates, IL 60179
Phone: 847-286-2500
Fax: 847-286-8351
Web: http://www.searshc.com
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
References
- ↑ Sears Holdings Profile, Hoovers, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ Edward S Lampert, Forbes, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ 2006 PAC Summary Data, Open Secrets, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ Sears Holdings lobbying expenses, Open Secrets, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ Key Executives, Sears Holdings, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ Aylwin B Lewis, Forbes, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ William C Crowley, Forbes, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ Board of Directors, Sears Holdings, accessed December 2007.
External resources
External articles
- Karen Jowers, "Sears resolves rule violation in gift program," Army Times, October 24, 2008.
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