Sears Holdings Corp. hired Craig M. Israel, formerly president and CEO of Robinson's-May/Meier & Frank, as senior vice president at the corporate level and president of apparel for Sears. He will report to Bruce Johnson, interim CEO of the parent company Sears Holdings.
Sears said in a statement that Israel brings over 30 years of retail experience to the job and is experienced at “leading teams through operational turnarounds during challenging economic cycles.” Israel spent most of his career at St. Louis-based May Co., working at its various regional department store divisions. His posts included CEO of Kaufmann's and senior merchandising positions at Foley's, Famous Barr and L.S. Ayres. Macy's Inc. bought May Co. in 2005 and later converted the stores to Macy's.
