Sears Holdings Corporation has announced two executives that will lead Kmart's marketing and Kmart's apparel business.
Bill Stewart will assume the position of Chief Marketing Officer for Kmart. He joins Kmart from Levi-Strauss & Co, where he served the last five years as Vice President, marketing for the Dockers brand, where he played a key role in redesigning the brand's marketing and strengthening the brand with consumers and customers.
The company also informed that Irv Neger has joined Kmart as SVP, Kmart apparel, overseeing Kmart's apparel strategy, product positioning, merchandising and buying. He, who has over 30 years of retailing experience, was previously SVP, softlines for Family Dollar Stores.
Sears Holdings Chairman Edward Lampert said, "The addition of these two respected executives to our company takes us another step forward as we continue to build our teams around a heightened customer focus."
"They each bring proven track records, a fresh perspective and creativity to Sears Holdings and each will play a key role as we continue to work to earn our customers' trust and build lifetime relationships," he said.
Sears Holdings Corporation is the nation's third largest broadline retailer, with approx. $55 billion in annual revenues, and with approx. 3,900 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada.
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