Jamaican Woman Assigned to Head Home Depot Operations in the US
She started as a cashier in 1985 but now this Jamaican lady- Ann-Marie Campbell has been installed as Home Depot’s executive vice president of all of the company’s stores in the United States.
She officially took over the reins of Home Depot’s stores on Feb. 1.
The Home Depot® is the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, with more than 2,200 retail stores in the United States (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Canada, and Mexico.
The 50-year-old was born in Kingston Jamaica and is the youngest of four children and the only girl.
Campbell graduated from Georgia State University and has a degree in philosophy and an MBA.
Prior to her new role as executive vice president she served as president of the southern division, where she was in charge of 690 stores and 100,000 employees in 15 states, Puerto Rico, and St. Thomas.
Her achievements have not gone unrecognized.
In 2010, Campbell was named one of the 75 Most Powerful Women in Business by Black Enterprise.
In 2012, she was named one of Atlanta’s 100 Top Black Women of Influence by the Atlanta Business League and in 2014 she was ranked #38 on Fortune‘s list of 50 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Her new role gives her responsibility for 2,000 stores and most of the company’s nearly 400,000 employees.
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