Sears Holdings names two new directors

Sears Holdings Corporation has elected two new directors to its board: Bruce Berkowitz and Alesia Haas.

"I am very pleased to welcome Bruce and Alesia to our board," said Sears Holdings chairman and CEO Edward Lampert. "Bruce has been a long-time investor in Sears Holdings and has been very supportive of our transformation, and he is one of the most respected businessmen in his field in the country. Alesia is an extremely accomplished financial and strategy professional, and will bring tremendous acumen and expertise to our board."

Berkowitz serves as the chief investment officer of Fairholme Capital Management, LLC, an investment adviser registered with the SEC, and is the president and a director of Fairholme Funds, Inc., a SEC-registered investment company providing investment management services to three mutual funds.

Haas until recently served as CFO of OneWest Bank, NA, a $22 billion commercial bank. She was formerly the head of strategy for OneWest Bank, and her prior experience includes various investment banking, strategy and other roles with Merrill Lynch and General Electric.

The Sears Holdings board of directors now has 10 members.