Ted Decker
Ted Decker | |
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| Born | Edward Decker 1963 (age 60–61) |
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| Occupation(s) | CEO and President of The Home Depot, Inc. |
Edward Decker (born 1963)
Early life
Edward Decker grew up in Fairview Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, and attended Fairview High School there. In his high school years, he began managing landscaping and gardening for both residential and commercial customers, after having mowed and helped landscape his family's lawn from the age of eight.[2] During summers as an undergraduate student, he worked sealcoating driveways in Erie.[5]
Decker graduated from the
Career
Prior to working for The Home Depot, Decker worked in Australia and Pittsburgh for PNC and worked in business development and finance positions at Kimberly-Clark and their property Scott Paper Company, moving to England and Atlanta for the latter positions.[2] At Home Depot, Decker held multiple executive positions following his hiring in 2000, including managing their store and online merchandising,[2] and as director of business valuation.[5] In October 2020, Decker became president and chief operating officer at Home Depot.[6]
Decker was announced as the new
In August 2022, the board of Home Depot announced that it had elected Decker to assume the position of chairman on October 1 that year, replacing the retiring Craig Menear, who Decker had previously replaced as CEO and company president.[10][3]
Personal life
Decker and his wife Cathy (née Creekmore[5]) have two adult daughters.[2] Decker met his wife while both were attending William & Mary; the two were married in the campus's Wren Chapel.[11]
Decker has donated at least $5,800 to the 2024 re-election campaigns of Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia.[12]
References
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- ^ Gannett Company. Archivedfrom the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Home Depot picks veteran Ted Decker as new CEO". CNN. Reuters. January 27, 2022. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ Ebrahim, Yasin (August 18, 2022). "Home Depot Appoints Ted Decker as Chair". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ a b c De Lisle, Claire (Winter 2024). "Home & Hearth Matter: Ted Decker '85 Leads the Home Depot, The World's Largest Home Improvement Retailer". W&M Alumni Magazine. 89 (2): 28–35.
- ^ Cox Newspapers. Archivedfrom the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "W.L. Mellon Speaker: Ted Decker". Tepper School of Business. April 13, 2021. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ Stebbins, Jack (August 18, 2022). "Home Depot CEO Ted Decker to replace retiring Craig Menear as chair". CNBC. NBCUniversal. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ La Monica, Paul R. (August 16, 2022). "Record Home Depot sales show America's housing market is still strong". CNN Business. CNN. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Home Depot Elects Ted Decker As Chair Of Board; Authorizes $15 Bln Share Repurchase". Business Insider. August 18, 2022. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Ted Decker '85". Bold Leaders. College of William & Mary in Virginia. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ Schwartz, Brian (July 15, 2022). "Joe Manchin raises over $1 million from donors including Patriots owner, Wall Street execs, energy giants". CNBC. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.