COMPANY

Official Website:
http://www.walmart.com/

Industry:
Retail

Ticker:
NYSE:WMT

Corporate headquarters:
Bentonville, AR

Sales:
$256.3B (2004)

Employees:
1,500,000 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jay Allen	Business	?		Senior VP at Wal-Mart, 1995-2005
Rosalind G. Brewer	Business	c. 1962		Senior VP at Wal-Mart
Paul R. Carter	Business	c. 1940		CFO of Wal-Mart, 1988-95
Eduardo Castro-Wright	Business	c. 1953		Vice Chairman of Wal-Mart
Jim Donald	Business	?		President and CEO of Starbucks
Michael T. Duke	Business	7-Dec-1949		President and CEO of Wal-Mart
William R. Fields	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Hudson's Bay Company, 1997-99
David D. Glass	Business	c. 1935		CEO of Wal-Mart, 1988-2000
Joseph S. Hardin, Jr.	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Kinko's, 1997-2001
Linda P. Hefner	Business	c. 1960		EVP at Wal-Mart
Jeanne P. Jackson	Business	10-Aug-1951		CEO of Banana Republic, 1995-2000
Lawrence V. Jackson	Business	c. 1953		Wal-Mart executive
Bob L. Martin	Business	?		CEO of Wal-Mart International, 1993-99
John B. Menzer	Business	c. 1950		Vice Chairman of Wal-Mart, 2005-08
Gregory B. Penner	Business	c. 1970		Madrone Capital Partners
Thomas M. Schoewe	Business	c. 1953		CFO of Wal-Mart
H. Lee Scott	Business	14-Mar-1949		CEO of Wal-Mart, 2000-09
Jack C. Shewmaker	Business	14-Mar-1938	17-Nov-2010	President and COO of Wal-Mart, 1978-84
Francesca M. Spinelli	Business	c. 1952		Senior VP at PetSmart
B. Kevin Turner	Business	c. 1965		COO of Microsoft
Rob Walton	Business	28-Oct-1944		Wal-Mart Chairman, world's 12th richest man
Sam Walton	Business	29-Mar-1918	5-Apr-1992	America's richest man, founded Wal-Mart

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Aida M. Alvarez	Business	1950		SBA Administrator, 1997-2001
James W. Breyer	Business	c. 1962		Venture capitalist, Accel Partners
M. Michele Burns	Business	c. 1958		CFO of Marsh & McLennan
James I. Cash, Jr.	Educator	c. 1948		Harvard Business School, 1976-2003
Roger C. Corbett	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Woolworths Limited, 1999-2006
Douglas N. Daft	Business	1943		CEO of Coca Cola, 2000-04
Michael T. Duke	Business	7-Dec-1949		President and CEO of Wal-Mart
Timothy P. Flynn	Business	1956		Chairman of KPMG Int'l., 2007-11
Gregory B. Penner	Business	c. 1970		Madrone Capital Partners
H. Lee Scott	Business	14-Mar-1949		CEO of Wal-Mart, 2000-09
Arne M. Sorenson	Business	c. 1959		President and COO of Marriott
Jim Walton	Relative	c. 1948		World's 11th richest man, 2005
Rob Walton	Business	28-Oct-1944		Wal-Mart Chairman, world's 12th richest man
Christopher J. Williams	Business	c. 1958		Williams Capital Group
Linda S. Wolf	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Leo Burnett Worldwide, 2001-05

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Paul R. Carter	Business	c. 1940		CFO of Wal-Mart, 1988-95
John T. Chambers	Business	23-Aug-1949		CEO of Cisco
Hillary Clinton	Politician	26-Oct-1947		US Secretary of State, 2009-13
Stephen Friedman	Business	21-Dec-1937		Former Partner, Goldman Sachs
David D. Glass	Business	c. 1935		CEO of Wal-Mart, 1988-2000
Roland A. Hernandez	Business	c. 1958		CEO of Telemundo Group, 1995-2000
Frederick S. Humphries	Business	c. 1935		Former President, Florida A&M University
Pitt Hyde	Business	c. 1943		Founder of Autozone
Stan Kroenke	Business	29-Jul-1947		Owner, Los Angeles Rams
Dawn G. Lepore	Business	c. 1955		CEO of Drugstore.com
John D. Opie	Business	c. 1939		Vice Chairman of GE, 1995-2000
Allen I. Questrom	Business	13-Apr-1941		CEO of JC Penney, 2000-04
J. Paul Reason	Military	22-Mar-1941		C-in-C of US Atlantic Fleet, 1996-99
Jack C. Shewmaker	Business	14-Mar-1938	17-Nov-2010	President and COO of Wal-Mart, 1978-84
Paula Stern	Government	31-Mar-1945		Chairman, Int'l. Trade Commission, 1984-86
John T. Walton	Relative	8-Oct-1946	27-Jun-2005	World's 11th richest man, 2005
Sam Walton	Business	29-Mar-1918	5-Apr-1992	America's richest man, founded Wal-Mart

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alice Walton	Relative	7-Oct-1949		World's 13th richest person, 2005
Jim Walton	Relative	c. 1948		World's 11th richest man, 2005

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gold Chains	Electronic Musician	c. 1973		Punk Rock MC
Barbara Ehrenreich	Author	26-Aug-1941		Nickel and Dimed
Justin M. King	Business	c. 1961		CEO of J. Sainsbury
Cory Monteith	Actor	11-May-1982	13-Jul-2013	Finn Hudson on Glee
Charles Platt	Author	1945		Science fiction novelist
Anna Nicole Smith	Model	28-Nov-1967	8-Feb-2007	Addled golddigger
Moe Tucker	Drummer	26-Aug-1944		Drummer for The Velvet Underground
Charlyne Yi	Comic	4-Jan-1986		Dr. Park on House

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bruce Bialosky	Business	?		Accountant, GOP activist
Andrew Young	Politician	12-Mar-1932		Mayor of Atlanta, 1982-90

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Garth Brooks	Country Musician	7-Feb-1962		Ropin' the Wind
Steve Garvey	Baseball	22-Dec-1948		Former LA Dodger
Paul Harvey	Radio Personality	4-Sep-1918	28-Feb-2009	The Paul Harvey Show
Beyonce Knowles	Singer	4-Sep-1981		Former Destiny's Child frontwoman
Queen Latifah	Rapper	18-Mar-1970		All Hail the Queen
Ashley Olsen	Actor	13-Jun-1986		Olsen Twin
Mary-Kate Olsen	Actor	13-Jun-1986		Olsen Twin

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