Sears Holdings
Schriesheim was named as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sears Holdings in August 2011 to navigate Sears through a corporate transformation according to a release issued by Sears. Sears Holdings operating through 2,000 Sears and Kmart stores with total 2011 revenues of $41 billion and approximately 200,000 employees. Sears Holdings was formed in 2005 through the merger of Kmart and Sears engineered by billionaire investor and financier Edward S. Lampert who served as Chairman and CEO of Sears Holdings.