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CCA GLOBAL PARTNERS APPOINTS CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Manchester, NH (January 18, 2008) — CCA Global Partners is pleased to announce
that Rick Bennet will be joining CCA as Co-CEO. Bennet comes to CCA Global Partners
with an impressive background in retailing and extensive general management experience,
which spans domestic and international multi-unit businesses.
Bennet was with the May Department Stores Company for over 27 years. He rose to
become President and CEO of Famous Barr Department Stores in St. Louis and later
President and CEO of Kaufmanns—a $1.5 billion division with 50 stores in Pittsburgh.
Bennet ultimately became Vice Chairman of May which operated 450 stores in 46 states
with revenues of $14 billion.
More recently, Bennet was President and CEO of Direct Holdings Worldwide, an international
direct marketing business with a variety of holdings including Lillian Vernon catalog
and Time Life entertainment.
In addition, Bennet is on the Board of Directors of Drugstore.com, Vice Chairman
of the Glacier National Park Foundation, and was an Adjunct Professor at The Olin
School of Business at Washington University where he led a new curricular effort
in social entrepreneurship. “I find Rick to be an outstanding individual and a person
I look forward to working with,” says Howard Brodsky, Chairman and Co-CEO of CCA
Global Partners. “I have gotten to know Rick very well. He is a strategic thinker,
tactical operator, and a developer of people. He has earned my absolute confidence
and trust. Rick will bring a wealth of experience and talent to CCA Global Partners
that will expand our ability to grow and thrive.”
Bennet currently lives in St. Louis with his wife and children and will be based
out of CCA’s St. Louis headquarters.
About CCA Global Partners
With $10.2 billion in aggregate gross sales, CCA Global Partners is a formidable
leader in the retail industry. Today, nearly 3,600 retail stores in the United States
and abroad benefit from CCA Global’s business leadership through its 15 different
affiliate companies. CCA Global’s unique business model promotes entrepreneurship
by enabling thousands of independent retailers to compete successfully with large
national corporations. CCA Global business owners are currently engaged in the flooring,
lighting, mortgage banking and biking industries. Visit
www.ccaglobal.com for more information.
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