Labor & Employment

BOUCHERVILLE, Quebec — Rona, the largest Canadian distributor and retailer of hardware, renovation and gardening products, has announced the appointment of Dominique Boies to the position of EVP and CFO.   Boies will be a member of Rona's management committee, reporting directly to Robert Dutton, president and CEO.

Hoffman Estates, Ill. -- Sears Holdings Corp. reported Thursday that its losses for the second quarter widened more than expected to $146 million, compared with a loss of $39 million in the year-ago period.

The operator of Sears and Kmart stores cited aggressive merchandise markdowns as one reason for the poor performance. This is the second consecutive quarterly loss of the company, and its fourth in the last five quarters.

BOISE — Privately owned Albertsons LLC, which operates more than 200 pharmacies across six states, has named Stewart Edington VP pharmacy operations.

Edington has been with Albertsons stores since 2003, when he was hired as a pharmacy manager and worked in the company’s Phoenix stores. In 2006, Edington joined Albertsons LLC as the division pharmacy manager for the company's Florida stores, a position he has held for the last five years.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — It has been a rough couple years for retailers, and no segment has been hit harder than office products, which has suffered a double whammy from the downturn in consumer and business spending. Staples, long the leader in the office products industry, has fared better than rivals Office Depot and OfficeMax, and its dominance was evident again on Wednesday, even if the second quarter results the company reported were uninspiring.

Chattanooga, Tenn. -- CBL & Associates Properties announced that Jimmy Neely and Kyle Capshaw have joined the company's leasing department.

Neely joins CBL as a senior leasing manager responsible for Hanes Mall in Winston Salem, N.C., and Randolph Mall in Asheboro, N.C. He previously held various positions with Colonial Property Trust of Birmingham, including leasing, development and peripheral property.

Los Angeles -- CB Richard Ellis Group announced the promotion of two executives for its Global Corporate Services business.

Jim Wilson is being promoted to COO and Ken Loeber is being promoted to global chief sales officer for GCS.

In his new role, Wilson, a 23-year industry veteran, will be responsible for GCS’s major global service lines (Facilities Management, Project Management and Transaction Management) as well as continuing to have operational responsibility for more than 150 corporate clients across all global regions.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears Holdings announced Tuesday that Robert Schriesheim will join the company as EVP and CFO.  Schriesheim, who starts with the company immediately as EVP, will assume his responsibilities as CFO effective Aug. 22.

Schriesheim, 51, most recently was CFO for Hewitt Associates, leading the company's global financial and administrative roles until its merger with Aon Corp.

Fort Worth, Texas -- RadioShack Corp. said Monday it has appointed Dorvin D. Lively as executive VP, CFO and chief administrative officer, effective immediately.

Lively joins RadioShack from Ace Hardware Corp., where he was most recently executive VP and CFO.
 

Hoffman Estates, Ill. -- Sears Holdings Corp. said Tuesday it has named Robert A. Schriesheim as executive VP and CFO.

Schriesheim’s position as executive VP is effective immediately, and he will begin his CFO duties on Aug. 22.

Schriesheim most recently was CFO for Hewitt Associates, leading the company's global financial and administrative roles until its merger with Aon Corp. He replaces acting CFO Bill Phelan.

By Mac Nadel, [email protected]