Dick's Sporting Goods Inc announced that Timothy E. Kullman will join the company in April, 2007 as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kullman will be responsible for all areas of finance and accounting.
Mr. Kullman joins Dick's with 29 years of experience, most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for PETsMART Inc, a specialty pet retail store chain. During his 5 year tenure at PETsMART, Mr. Kullman oversaw the company's growth from a $2.5 billion, 580 store chain in 2002 to over 900 stores generating more than $4 billion in revenue in 2006.
His responsibilities encompassed all areas of finance, accounting, internal audit, real estate, construction, lease administration, facilities management, loss prevention and investor relations.
Prior to joining PETsMART, Mr. Kullman was Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for Hagameyer North America Holdings Inc, a wholly owned division of a global distribution company based in the Netherlands.
Mr. Kullman also spent over 12 years in the grocery store industry, serving as the Chief Financial officer of three companies over that time period. Prior to that, he held various positions with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, and Deloitte Haskins & Sells, the predecessor to Deloitte & Touche, LLP.
Mr. Kullman succeeds Michael F. Hines, who is resigning at the end of March as announced in November, 2006.
"We are excited to welcomeTim to our management team," said Edward W. Stack, Chairman and CEO. "His passion for winning, broad industry experience and strong financial and leadership capabilities will be valuable as we pursue our goals for 2007 and beyond."
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