COMPANY

High-end retail, founded 1924 by Horace Saks as Saks Fifth Avenue.

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

Industry:
Retail

Ticker:
NYSE:SKS

Corporate headquarters:
Birmingham, AL

Sales:
$3.3B (2008)

Employees:
13,000 (2008)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Arnold H. Aronson	Business	c. 1934		CEO of Saks Fifth Avenue, 1979-83
Rose Marie Bravo	Business	13-Jan-1951		CEO of Burberry, 1997-2006
Joseph R. Gromek	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Warnaco Group
Arthur C. Martinez	Business	1939		CEO of Sears Roebuck, 1995-2000
Burton M. Tansky	Business	c. 1938		CEO of Neiman Marcus
Richard F. Zannino	Business	c. 1958		CEO of Dow Jones, 2006-07

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Julius Erving	Basketball	22-Feb-1950		Forward, Philadelphia 76ers
Michael S. Gross	Business	c. 1961		Partner, Apollo Management, 1990-2006

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Arnold H. Aronson	Business	c. 1934		CEO of Saks Fifth Avenue, 1979-83
John W. Burden III	Business	c. 1936		CEO of Federated Departmen Stores, 1988-90
Arthur C. Martinez	Business	1939		CEO of Sears Roebuck, 1995-2000

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Wally Amos	Business	1-Jul-1936		Famous Amos
Louise Brooks	Actor	14-Nov-1906	8-Aug-1985	Pandora's Box
Jackie Cochran	Aviator	11-May-1906	9-Aug-1980	First woman to break the sound barrier
Roger N. Farah	Business	c. 1952		President of Polo Ralph Lauren
Butterfly McQueen	Actor	7-Jan-1911	22-Dec-1995	Gone with the Wind

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Angie Everhart	Actor	7-Sep-1969		Redhead model turned actor
Matt LeBlanc	Actor	25-Jul-1967		Joey on Friends

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