Sears Holdings Corporation announced that Craig Monaghan will join the company as its Chief Financial Officer beginning September 1, 2006.
Monaghan will assume direct responsibility for Sears Holdings' financial organization, reporting to William Crowley, Sears Holdings' Chief Administrative Officer.
"Craig brings with him strong experience and an impressive record of accomplishments, having most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for over six years at AutoNation Inc, a Fortune 150 company," said Crowley.
Prior to joining AutoNation, Monaghan served as Chief Financial Officer of iVillage.com, the leading women's Internet network. He spent a combined 13 years at Reader's Digest Association, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and General Motors Corporation where he held various important financial positions.
Monaghan holds an engineering degree from Lehigh University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, and a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels as Lands' End, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as the Apostrophe and Covington brands.
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