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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Information required by this item, other than the information regarding the executive officers of the Company set forth
below, is incorporated by reference to the sections entitled “Election of Directors and Director Biographies,” “Board of
Directors Information,” “General” and “Audit Committee Report” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders (the “Proxy Statement”).
Executive officers of the Company are appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Board of Directors. The current
executive officers of the Company are as follows:
FRANCIS S. BLAKE, age 59, has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since January 2007. From March 2002
through January 2007, he served as the Company’s Executive Vice President – Business Development and Corporate
Operations. Mr. Blake serves as a director of The Southern Company.
TIMOTHY M. CROW, age 53, has been Executive Vice President – Human Resources since February 2007. From March
2005 through February 2007, he served as Senior Vice President – Human Resources, Organization, Talent and
Performance Systems and he served as Vice President – Human Resources, Performance Systems from May 2002 through
March 2005. Mr. Crow previously served as Senior Vice President – Human Resources of K-Mart Corporation, a mass
merchandising company, from January 2001 through May 2002.
MARVIN R. ELLISON, age 44, has been Executive Vice President – U.S. Stores since August 2008. From January 2006
through August 2008, he served as President – Northern Division. From August 2005 through January 2006, he served as
Senior Vice President – Logistics and from October 2004 through August 2005 he served as Vice President – Logistics.
From June 2002 through October 2004, he served as Vice President – Loss Prevention. From 1987 until June 2002,
Mr. Ellison held various management and executive level positions with Target Corporation, a general merchandise
retailer. His final position with Target was Director, Assets Protection.
CRAIG A. MENEAR, age 51, has been Executive Vice President – Merchandising since April 2007. From August 2003
through April 2007, he served as Senior Vice President – Merchandising. From 1997 through August 2003, Mr. Menear
served in various management and vice president level positions in the Company’s Merchandising department, including
Merchandising Vice President of Hardware, Merchandising Vice President of the Southwest Division, and Divisional
Merchandise Manager of the Southwest Division.
RICARDO E. SALDÍVAR, age 56, has been President – Mexico since March 2006. From August 2001 through March
2006, he served as Region President – Mexico. From 1985 to August 2001, Mr. Saldivar held various management and
executive level positions with Grupo Alfa, a Mexican conglomerate. His final position with Grupo Alfa was President and
Chief Executive Officer of Total Home.
CAROL B. TOMÉ, age 52, has been Chief Financial Officer since May 2001 and Executive Vice President – Corporate
Services since January 2007. Prior thereto, Ms. Tomé served as Senior Vice President – Finance and Accounting/Treasurer
from February 2000 through May 2001 and as Vice President and Treasurer from 1995 through February 2000. From
1992 until 1995, when she joined the Company, Ms. Tomé was Vice President and Treasurer of Riverwood International
Corporation, a provider of paperboard packaging. Ms. Tomé serves as a director of United Parcel Service, Inc. and the
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
JACK A. VANWOERKOM, age 55, has been Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since
June 2007. Prior thereto, Mr. VanWoerkom served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Staples,
Inc., an office products company, from March 2003 through May 2007 and as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary of Staples, Inc. from March 1999 until March 2003. Mr. VanWoerkom serves as a director of Wright Express
Corporation.
ANNETTE M. VERSCHUREN, age 52, has been President, The Home Depot Canada since March 1996 and President,
The Home Depot Asia since September 2006. From April 2003 through October 2005, she also served as President,
EXPO Design Center. Ms. Verschuren serves as a director of Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc.
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