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  • Kingfisher names new CEO

    European home improvement retailer Kingfisher has found a new CEO in Veronique Laury, formerly the head of the company's French unit, Castorama.

    Laury will fill the shoes of Ian Cheshire, who served as chief executive for nearly seven years and is stepping down by the end of 2014. She will also become the fifth female CEO in Britain's FTSE 100 index of blue chip companies.

  • PPG's David Navikas gets ready to retire

    David Navikas, SVP strategic planning and corporate development for PPG Industries, is due to retire March 1.

  • Sears CFO describes decision points

    Among the decisions facing Sears Holdings is what to do with its 51% stake of Sears Canada.

    Rob Schriesheim, Sears Holdings' chief financial officer, addressed that question and others as part of the company's second-quarter earnings report.

  • At Home's new chief marketing officer

    Home decor retailer At Home has named Jennifer Warren as its newest chief marketing officer. Warren joins the company from Radio Shack, where she also served as CMO.

  • Flooring group names new chairman

    Paul Johnson, president of Interiors One Inc., Carpet One in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been elected chairman of the board of the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA). He fills the role vacated by Janice Clifton of Abbey Carpets in Napa, California.

  • Highlights from Hartmann’s undercover performance

    The True Value Company CEO starred in CBS television’s season six premiere of “Undercover Boss.” Here’s the episode.

  • Michelle Desiderio to speak at this year's PDIS

    HCN and the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association are beginning to warm up for the 2014 ProDealer Industry Summit, taking place Oct. 28-30 in San Diego, California.

    Among the four keynote speakers locked down for the event is Michelle Desiderio, VP innovation services for Home Innovation Research Labs, a market research, consulting, product testing and accredited third-party certification agency that serves the home-building space.

  • Sears Holdings has a new board member

    Sears Holdings Corporation has elected Kunal Kamlani to its board of directors, who was recently Prestige Cruise Holdings' president and CEO.

    "I am very pleased to welcome Kunal to our board," said Sears Holdings chairman and CEO Edward Lampert. "His broad-based financial services expertise coupled with leading a company with a strong focus on its customers make him a great fit for our board as we continue our transformation to a member-centric company that leverages Shop Your Way and Integrated Retail."

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