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Former Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Wal-Mart

Joining Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in 1970, Jack served in several capacities including District Manager; Vice President of Security (now known as Loss Prevention); Vice President of Store Operations; Executive Vice President of Store Operations, Personnel, and Merchandise; President and Chief Operating Officer; and Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer. He was appointed to the Wal-Mart Board of Directors in 1977 and served on Wal-Mart’s Executive Committee.

Since his semi-retirement from the company in 1988, he continues to act as a consultant for them, together with his duties on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Jack is also a member of the International Platform Association and travels extensively honouring world-wide keynote speaking and consulting engagements with numerous global organisations. According to Fortune’s current listing of the Ten Most Admired Corporations in the United States, Jack has consulted with or spoken to management groups of five of those top ten companies.

Jack is the recipient of several awards. In 1981 he was named the Discount Retailer of the Year; in 1985 he was presented the Retailer of the Year award by Mass Market Retailer magazine; in the same year he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree by Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Missouri. In 1996, Jack was voted one of the thirty most Powerful Retailers by Discount Store News. Four years later he received an Honorary Doctorate degree by Drury University, Springfield, Missouri.

Furthermore, Jack is involved in several organisations that promote higher education. For several years he was Chairman of Students in Free Enterprise, Inc., Missouri, and now serves that group as a Board member. The Jack Shewmaker SIFE World Headquarters was dedicated in September 1999. Jack continues to be a strong supporter of SIFE around the globe, speaking at SIFE seminars and workshops. He was Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Drury College in Missouri and continues to serve on their Board.

A regular contributor of articles to the retail press, Jack’s published works include the cover article “Master Sellers” for Nation’s Business November 1988 issue and several articles which appeared in various issues in MMR Magazine, a retail trade publication.

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