Experience

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  PETCO

  • United States
  • Retail
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Chairman Emeritus

    • Mar 2016 - Dec 2017

    Retired Nov 1st, 2016 from PETCO - now Chairman Emeritus (retired)

  • Chairman of the Board

    • 1994 - Mar 2016

    I retired from PETCO Nov 1st, 2016 as Chairman Emeritus.

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  PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc.

  • CEO and President

    • 1990 - 2004

    Grew Company from $80M in sales to Several Billion in Sales

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  Krause's Sofa Factory

  • CEO and President

    • 1988 - 1989
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  Toys R Us

  • United States
  • Retail
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Vice President - Growth, Development, and Operations

    • 1985 - 1988

    Responsible for Overall Strategy and Planning for Toys R Us - Company grew from $20M to $4.5B in sales during my tenure

  • Senior Vice President - Director of Stores

    • 1982 - 1985

    Overall Responsiblity for all US and Canadian Stores

  • Vice President of Operations

    • 1977 - 1982

    Responsible for Operations of US Stores

  • Regional General Manager - Chicago, Detroit, and Texas

    • 1975 - 1977

    Responsiblity for all 3 Regions and for converting Children's Bargain Town Stores into Toys R Us Stores in Chicago and Detroit

  • Regional General Manager - Northern CA, Southern CA, and Texas

    • 1972 - 1975

    Added overall responsibility for Southern California in 1972 and Texas in 1973

  • Regional General Manager - Northern California

    • 1970 - 1972

    Responsible for Toys R Us entry into the Bay Area (their 3rd market) and running the Region

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  Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Statistical Advisor for Planning - Public Health Service

    • 1963 - 1970
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Wrote Public Health Publications and developed the National Nutritional Surveillance System