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Edward Scott Lampert born July 19, [2] is an American billionaire businessman. He is the former chief executive and chairman of Sears Holdings , the founder of Transformco , and the founder, chairman, and chief executive of ESL Investments. Until May , he was a director of AutoNation. Lampert was born in to Dolores Lampert and Floyd M. He is Jewish. He has a younger sister Tracey. She instilled in him an interest in investing.

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More than a decade ago, hedge fund manager Eddie Lampert touted his merger of Kmart and Sears by saying it would lay the groundwork for a grand revival of the struggling retailers. Jump forward to , and Lampert's plans have led Sears not to a turnaround, but straight into bankruptcy court. The store's headcount has been slashed to 90,, less than half of what it was when Lampert bought Sears in and combined it with Kmart. The company has also spun off or sold some its major brands, including Land's End and Craftsman. Lampert didn't respond to a request for comment. Sears literally had you covered from cradle to grave pic.

Edward lampert

A Yale graduate whose college roommates included future U. But Lampert has had to overcome more than just the tumultuous attempt to turn around Sears, surviving the early death of his father, the arrest of his first boss and a fortunately bungled kidnapping. The son of a lawyer and a stay-at-home mom, Lampert grew up in relative affluence on the North Shore of Long Island, N. But everything changed at age 14, when his father died of a heart attack, putting the family's finances on shaky ground. Lampert's mother went to work as a sales clerk and he pitched in with summer jobs. Lampert attended Yale on financial aid, where his roommates included Mnuchin, whose father was a senior partner at Goldman Sachs.

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The decision about whether or not they get to use those knives is now in the hands of a judge in a federal court in suburban White Plains, New York. Article Talk. Antonini Edward A. Retrieved October 10, Despite working, he earned good grades, played both soccer and basketball, and won the scholar athlete award at his high school. A profile by Businessweek likened Lampert's investment style to that of financier Warren Buffett. But even when detailing the stock losses and the debt at risk in the bankruptcy, this person neglected to mention the beauty of the hedge fund business: Fees made on the way up rarely have to be returned. Download as PDF Printable version. In January , it was announced that Lampert would take over as chief executive officer at Sears after Louis D'Ambrosio stepped down due to family health matters, which took effect in May Business Insider.

Edward Scott Lampert born July 19, [2] is an American billionaire businessman. He is the former chief executive and chairman of Sears Holdings , the founder of Transformco , and the founder, chairman, and chief executive of ESL Investments.

On October 15, , Lampert stepped down as chief executive of Sears Holdings, while remaining chairman of the board, as part of Sears Holdings bankruptcy actions. Michael Thrasher. The New York Times. While there, he worked directly with Robert Rubin. Archived from the original on July 5, This is a mistake on his part. Steyer, now a liberal political activist, did not respond to a request for comment. Those failures have affected me in many ways far greater than any successes I have had. April 1, He is the former chief executive and chairman of Sears Holdings , the founder of Transformco , and the founder, chairman, and chief executive of ESL Investments. By Michelle Celarier. Succeeded by Vacant. Sign In. Herman Darling.