COMPANY

Department store chain, founded by John W. Nordstrom as Wallin & Nordstrom in 1901, renamed Nordstrom in 1928. Purchased Best Apparel in 1963, becoming Nordstrom Best, then renamed Nordstrom again in 1973.

Official Website:
http://www.nordstrom.com/

Industry:
Retail

Ticker:
NYSE:JWN

Corporate headquarters:
Seattle, WA

Sales:
$7.7B (2006)

Employees:
50,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Darren R. Jackson	Business	c. 1964		CEO of Advance Auto Parts
Blake W. Nordstrom	Business	1961		President of Nordstrom
Erik B. Nordstrom	Business	c. 1963		EVP at Nordstrom
John W. Nordstrom	Business	15-Feb-1871	1-Oct-1963	Founder of Nordstrom
Peter E. Nordstrom	Business	c. 1962		EVP at Nordstrom

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Phyllis J. Campbell	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Seattle Foundation
Enrique Hernandez, Jr.	Business	2-Nov-1955		Inter-Con Security Systems
Jeanne P. Jackson	Business	10-Aug-1951		CEO of Banana Republic, 1995-2000
Robert G. Miller	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Albertson's
Blake W. Nordstrom	Business	1961		President of Nordstrom
Erik B. Nordstrom	Business	c. 1963		EVP at Nordstrom
Peter E. Nordstrom	Business	c. 1962		EVP at Nordstrom
Philip G. Satre	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Harrah's Entertainment, 1993-2003
Alison A. Winter	Business	c. 1947		Personal Financial Services, Northern Trust

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Barbara Hackman Franklin	Government	19-Mar-1940		US Secretary of Commerce, 1992-93
Ann Dore McLaughlin	Government	16-Nov-1941		US Secretary of Labor, 1987-89
Alfred E. Osborne, Jr.	Educator	c. 1946		Management Professor, UCLA
William Ruckelshaus	Government	24-Jul-1932		Twice EPA administrator
Bruce G. Willison	Business	c. 1949		President, Home Savings and Loan, 1996-98

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