Sears Holdings Corporation

Sears Holdings Corporation is a large U.S. department store company formed by the 2005 merger of Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Holding Corporation. The stores still use the separate Sears and Kmart names.

Edward S. Lampert, with a personal fortune of US$3.8 billion and a Skull and Bones member from Yale, controls ESL Investments which owns about 42% of Sears Holdings.

Political contributions
Sears Holdings Corporation gave $326,500 to federal candidates in the 2006 election through its political action committee - 37% to Democrats and 63% to Republicans.

Lobbying
The company spent $414,171 for lobbying in 2006.

Personnel
Key executives and 2007 pay:
 * Aylwin B. Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, $4,811,738
 * William C. Crowley, Chief Administrative Officer, $505,449

Selected members of the Board of Directors:
 * Edward S. Lampert, Chairman of the Board of Directors
 * Ann N. Reese, Director of Xerox Corporation, Jones Apparel Group, Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
 * Emily Scott, Former Chairman of the Board of Directors of J. Crew

Contact details
3333 Beverly Road Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 Phone: 847-286-2500 Fax: 847-286-8351 Web: http://www.searshc.com

External articles

 * Karen Jowers, "Sears resolves rule violation in gift program," Army Times, October 24, 2008.