W. Bruce Johnson was the interim President and CEO of Sears Holdings Corporation

Sears Holdings Corporation

Sears Holdings Corporation is a retail conglomerate formed in 2005 by the merger of Sears, Roebuck and Co., of Hoffman Estates, Illinois, with Kmart Holdings Corporation, of Troy, Michigan...

, the parent of Sears and Kmart

Kmart

Kmart, sometimes styled as "K-Mart," is a chain of discount department stores. The chain acquired Sears in 2005, forming a new corporation under the name Sears Holdings Corporation. The company was founded in 1962 and is the third largest discount store chain in the world, behind Wal-Mart and...

, from January 2008 to February 2011.

Early life and career

Johnson received his BA, MBA, and JD from Duke University

Duke University

Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...

.

Johnson worked at Booz Allen & Hamilton and Arthur Anderson

Arthur Anderson

Arthur Anderson may refer to:*Arthur Anderson , Scottish businessman and co-founder of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company *Arthur E. Andersen , founder of Chicago-based accounting firm...

. He then spent 16 years at Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive Company is an American diversified multinational corporation focused on the production, distribution and provision of household, health care and personal products, such as soaps, detergents, and oral hygiene products . Under its "Hill's" brand, it is also a manufacturer of...

. Johnson then joined Carrefour

Carrefour

Carrefour S.A. is an international hypermarket chain headquartered in Levallois-Perret, France. It is one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world...

, where he was Director, Organization and Systems. In 2003, he joined Kmart as Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Operations. Following the merger with Sears, he took on the same responsibilities for the entire company. He was eventually appointed President and CEO in January 2008.

Johnson currently serves as Sears Holding Company's Executive Vice President of Off-Mall Businesses and Supply Chain.