HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.,
Sept. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) today announced
the appointment of Tom Park as president, Kenmore, Craftsman &
DieHard, the company's iconic brands business unit.
Park most recently served as the vice president and general
manager of the Linksys division of Belkin International where he
has held various senior level roles since 2004. Prior to Belkin, he
served as the director of finance for Walt Disney Imagineering, the
arm of the company focused on theme parks, resorts and other real
estate development. Park was promoted to vice president and
controller of Disney Consumer Products and then to vice president
and general manager of Disney Collectibles, which later became Walt
Disney Classics under his leadership. He also was senior vice
president of Disney Direct Marketing and president of The Disney
Store Worldwide. Park has also previously held positions at Unisys,
EStyle and MGA Entertainment.
"Tom is a veteran in the consumer and business-to-business
technology space," said Edward S.
Lampert, Sears Holdings' Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer. "His experience at Disney, one of the country's most
treasured brands, in addition to his over 30 years of experience in
sales, operations, sourcing and logistics, product management and
finance, positions him well to serve as the steward of our brands
as we continue to transform our company."
Park holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from
Villanova University.
About Sears Holdings Corporation
Sears Holdings
Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) is a leading integrated retailer focused
on seamlessly connecting the digital and physical shopping
experiences to serve our members - wherever, whenever and however
they want to shop. Sears Holdings is home to Shop Your
Way®, a social shopping platform offering members
rewards for shopping at Sears and Kmart as well as with other
retail partners across categories important to them. The Company
operates through its subsidiaries, including Sears, Roebuck and Co.
and Kmart Corporation, with full-line and specialty retail stores
across the United States. For more
information, visit www.searsholdings.com.
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