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Chief executive officer and president, Wal-Mart

Nationality: American.

Born: 1950, in Joplin, Missouri.

Education: Pittsburg State University, BA, 1971.

Family: Married Linda (maiden name unknown); children: two.

Career: Yellow Freight Systems, 1977–1979, terminal manager, Springdale, Arkansas; Wal-Mart, 1979–1995, assistant director of transportation, director of transportation, vice president of transportation, vice president of distribution, and senior vice president of logistics; 1995–1998,...