Home Depot CEO takes medical leave, retailer announces interim plans
The Home Depot has announced that Ted Decker, its chair, president and CEO, will take a temporary medical leave of absence. In a press release posted to its website, the company said it expects Decker to return “within the next few months.” It did not specify further. Decker has been with Home Depot since February […] The post Home Depot CEO takes medical leave, retailer announces interim plans appeared first on Digital Commerce 360.
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The Home Depot has announced that Ted Decker, its chair, president and CEO, will take a temporary medical leave of absence. In a press release posted to its website, the company said it expects Decker to return “within the next few months.” It did not specify further. Decker has been with Home Depot since February 2000.
His role as Home Depot’s president and CEO began in March 2022. Prior to that, he has most recently served as: chief operating officer executive vice president of merchandising senior vice president of retail finance senior vice president of strategic business development Home Depot is No. 4 in the Top 1000 Database.
The market research tool tracks North America’s largest online retailers, ranking them by annual ecommerce sales and more. Home Depot is also No. 224 in Digital Commerce 360’s all-new AI Rankings. That set of rankings is available in the Top 1000 Pro with AI Database.
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