• LOWES COS INC Key Executives

  • Total Compensation: $ 4.12 M
    Robert A. Niblock, Chairman of Executive Committee. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Lowe's Companies, Inc. since January 2005. President from March 2003 to December 2006. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, 2001-2003. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, 2000-2001
    Total Compensation: $ 2.70 M
    Larry D. Stone, President and Chief Operating Officer since December 2006; Senior Executive Vice President Merchandising/Marketing, 2005 - 2006; Senior Executive Vice President Store Operations 2003-2005; Executive Vice President, Store Operations, 2001 - 2003; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, 1997 - 2001.
    Total Compensation: $ 1.38 M
    Robert F. Hull Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2004; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, 2003 - 2004; Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis, 1999 - 2003.
    Matthew V. Hollifield - Chief Accounting Officer
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Matthew V. Hollifield, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since 2005; Vice President, Corporate Accounts Payables 2002-2005. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Century Furniture Industries, 2000-2002. Mr. Hollifield received a Masters in Business Administration degree from Duke University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Appalachian State University. Mr. Hollifield is a certified public accountant.
    Steven M. Stone - Chief Information Officer
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    Steven M. Stone, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer since 2003; Vice President of Information Technology Strategy, 2002 - 2003; Vice President of MIS Operations, 1999 - 2002; Vice President of Information Resources, 1997 - 1999.
    Gaither M. Keener, Jr. - General Counsel
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    Gaither M. Keener, Jr., Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer since 2006; Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, 2005 - 2006; Vice President, Associate General Counsel, 2003 - 2005; Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, 1999 - 2003.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Leonard L. Berry, Ph.D., Member of Compensation and Organization Committee and Governance Committee. Distinguished Professor of Marketing, M.B. Zale Chair in Retailing and Marketing Leadership, and Professor of Humanities in Medicine, Texas A&M University, since 1982. He also serves on the boards of directors of Darden Restaurants, Inc. and Genesco Inc.
    Robert A. Ingram - Director
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    Robert A. Ingram, Member of Compensation and Organization Committee and Governance Committee. Vice Chairman Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, a pharmaceutical research and development company, since January 2003. Chief Operating Officer and President, Pharmaceutical Operations of GlaxoSmithKline, January 2001-2002. Chief Executive Officer of Glaxo Wellcome plc, 1997-2000. Chairman of Glaxo Wellcome Inc. (Glaxo Wellcome plc's United States subsidiary), 1999-2000. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Glaxo Wellcome Inc., 1997-1999. He also serves on the boards of directors of Allergan, Inc.; Edwards Lifesciences Corporation; OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Chairman); Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (Lead Director); and Wachovia Corporation. Mr. Ingram is also a member of the board of advisors for the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Marshall O. Larsen, Chairman of Compensation and Organization Committee and member of Executive Committee and Governance Committee. Chairman of Goodrich Corporation, a supplier of systems and services to the aerospace and defense industry, since October 2003, and President and Chief Executive Officer since February 2002 and April 2003, respectively. Chief Operating Officer of Goodrich Corporation from February 2002 to April 2003. Executive Vice President of Goodrich Corporation and President and Chief Operating Officer of Goodrich Aerospace Corporation, a subsidiary of Goodrich Corporation, 1995-2002. He also serves on the board of directors of Becton, Dickinson and Company.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    O. Temple Sloan Jr., Chairman of Governance Committee and member of Audit Committee and Executive Committee. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Parts International, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, a distributor of automotive replacement parts. He also serves on the boards of directors of Bank of America Corporation (Lead Director), Golden Corral and Highwoods Properties, Inc., where he serves as Chairman of the Board.
    Dawn E. Hudson - Director
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    Dawn E. Hudson, Member of Compensation and Organization Committee and Governance Committee. President and Chief Executive Officer of Pepsi-Cola North America, a beverage maker and franchise company, from June 2002 to November 2007 and March 2005 to November 2007, respectively. Senior Vice President, Strategy and Marketing for Pepsi-Cola North America, 1997-2002. She also serves on the board of directors of Allergan, Inc.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Richard K. Lochridge, Member of Compensation and Organization Committee and Governance Committee. President, Lochridge & Company, Inc., a general management consulting firm, since 1986. He also serves on the boards of directors of Dover Corporation and PetSmart, Inc.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Peter C. Browning, Member of Audit Committee and Governance Committee. Dean of the McColl Graduate School of Business at Queens University of Charlotte from March 2002 to May 2005. Non-Executive Chairman 2000-2006 and Lead Director since 2006, Nucor Corporation, a steel manufacturer. President and CEO of Sonoco Products Company, a manufacturer of industrial and consumer packaging products, 1998-2000. He also serves on the boards of directors of Acuity Brands, Inc.; EnPro Industries, Inc.; Nucor Corporation; The Phoenix Companies, Inc.; and Wachovia Corporation.
    Stephen F. Page - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Stephen F. Page, Chairman of Audit Committee and member of Executive Committee and Governance Committee. Served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of United Technologies Corporation, manufacturer of high-technology products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries, from 2002 until his retirement in 2004. President and Chief Executive Officer of Otis Elevator Company, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, from 1997 to 2002. He also serves on the boards of directors of Liberty Mutual Holding Company, Inc. and PACCAR Inc.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    David W. Bernauer, Member of Audit Committee and Governance Committee. Non-Executive Chairman of the board of directors of Walgreen Co., the nation's largest drugstore chain, from January 2007 until his retirement in July 2007. From January 2002 until July 2006, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Walgreen, at which time he stepped down from his executive duties with the company while remaining Chairman of the Board, a position he had held since January 2003. From 1999 to January 2002, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Walgreen. He has served in various management positions, with increasing areas of responsibility, at Walgreen since 1966. He also serves on the board of directors of Office Depot, Inc.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Robert L. Johnson, Member of Audit Committee and Governance Committee. Founder and Chairman of the RLJ Companies, which owns or holds interests in companies operating in professional sports (including the NBA Charlotte Bobcats), hospitality/restaurant, real estate, financial services, gaming and recording industries. Prior to forming the RLJ Companies, he was founder and chairman of Black Entertainment Television ("BET"), which was acquired in 2000 by Viacom Inc., a media-entertainment holding company. Mr. Johnson continued to serve as Chief Executive Officer of BET until 2005. He also serves on the board of directors of Strayer Education, Inc.
    Joseph Michael Mabry, Jr. - Divisional Executive VP
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    Joseph Michael Mabry, Jr., Executive Vice President, Logistics and Distribution since 2004; Senior Vice President, Distribution, 2003 - 2004; Vice President Global Services, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2002 - 2003; Regional Vice President of Distribution, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 1998 - 2002.
    Maureen K. Ausura - Divisional Senior VP
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    Maureen K. Ausura, Senior Vice President, Human Resources since 2005; Corporate Vice President of Human Resources, Archer Daniels Midland Company, 2000 - 2005.
    N. Brian Peace - Senior VP, Divisional
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    N. Brian Peace, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs since 2006; Vice President, Corporate Communications, 1999 - 2006.
    Charles W. Canter, Jr. - Divisional Executive VP
    Total Compensation: $ 1.18 M
    Charles W. Canter, Jr., Executive Vice President, Merchandising since December 2006; Executive Vice President, Store Operations, 2005 - 2006; Senior Vice President, Store Operations, 1999 - 2005; Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager, Building Materials, 1998 - 1999; Vice President, Merchandising - Millwork, 1998; Regional Vice President, Store Operations, 1993 - 1998.
    Gregory M. Bridgeford - Divisional Executive VP
    Total Compensation: $ 1.58 M
    Gregory M. Bridgeford, Executive Vice President, Business Development since 2004; Senior Vice President, Business Development, 1999 - 2004.
    Michael K. Brown - Executive VP, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Michael K. Brown, Executive Vice President, Store Operations since December 2006; Senior Vice President, Store Operations, 2001 - 2006.