Report: Sears marketing chief resigns

New York City Sears Holding Corp.’s senior VP marketing, Richard Gerstein, resigned this week, the Chicago Tribune reported. His last day will be May 7.

Gerstein is the second top marketing officer to leave Sears since Edward Lampert took control of the company some five years ago.

Scott Freidheim, executive VP of Sears’ operating and support businesses units, will lead the marketing unit until a permanent replacement is named, the report said.