Name: Rosalind “Roz” Brewer
Age: 52
Role: President & CEO
Business: Sam’s Club
Industry: Retail
What Makes Her Historic:
As president and CEO of Sam’s Club starting in 2006, the
members-only warehouse club channel subsidiary of Walmart stores, Rosalind "Roz" Brewer was
the first woman and first African-American to lead a Walmart. She held
responsibility for over 110,000 associates, 620 clubs, and revenues of $56
billion (FY 2013). Brewer rose from regional vice president for Georgia
operations to Southeast division president and president of Walmart East. Her expertise in strategy, global
manufacturing operations, research and development, marketing and strategic
business unit leadership combined with a strong sense of teams, mentoring, and communities helped to shape her career success.
Before her Walmart career, this
trained chemist worked at Kimberly-Clark Corporation for 22 years. She earned a
bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Spelman College and also attended The Wharton School’s
advanced management program and Chicago School of Business/Stanford School of
Law’s Director’s College. Brewer has received numerous accolades, including
recognition by Forbes as 2013 World’s
100 Most Powerful Women, Most Powerful Women of 2013; Working Mother’s Most Powerful Working Moms, and repeat recognition
as Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women
in Business. She serves on the board of
Lockheed Martin and is a trustee board chair at Spelman College. Brewer is
married and has two children.
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