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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 http://www.ccaglobal.com for more information.