ATLANTA, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Home Depot(R), the world's largest home improvement retailer, today announced that Marvin Ellison, senior vice president - logistics, was named president of its Northern Division, effective immediately.
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Ellison will report to Carl Liebert, executive vice president - stores. He succeeds Troy Rice, who left the company to pursue other opportunities.
"Marvin has demonstrated tremendous leadership, and is dedicated to driving service excellence as the company continues to enhance, extend and expand its business," said Liebert. "He has excelled at each step of his career, advancing from vice president of loss prevention to senior vice president - logistics."
Under Ellison's leadership, Logistics improved its on-time delivery and fill rates of shipments to the company's stores. Most recently, Ellison completed integrating the international component of Logistics with its counterpart to create a worldwide network.
Prior to joining The Home Depot, Ellison spent 15 years at the Target Corporation, where he held various management and executive level positions.
Founded in 1978, The Home Depot(R) is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer and the second largest retailer in the United States, with fiscal 2004 sales of $73.1 billion. The company employs approximately 325,000 associates and has 2,024 stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. The company has announced plans for retail expansion into China. The Home Depot has been recognized by FORTUNE as the No. 1 Most Admired Specialty Retailer for 2005. Its stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index. HDG
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