Aylwin B. Lewis
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1954 –
Who is Aylwin B. Lewis?
Aylwin B. Lewis is a businessman. He is formerly the interim Chief Executive Officer and President of Sears Holdings Corporation and currently the CEO of Potbelly Sandwich Works.
Sears Holdings was created in connection with the merger of Kmart and Sears, which was completed on March 24, 2005. The company generates approximately $55 billion in annual revenues and includes approximately 3,900 full-line and specialty retail stores and related service businesses in the United States and Canada.
Lewis joined Kmart as President and Chief Executive Officer on October 18, 2004 from Yum! Brands, where he was President, Chief Multi-Branding and Operating Officer. He was a 13-year veteran of YUM! Brands, and was in the restaurant industry for 26 years, beginning his career as a Restaurant General Manager and rising through the ranks to his most recent position at YUM!
Lewis is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Walt Disney Company and Starwood Hotels and Resorts.
He holds the following academic degrees: BA in English, BS in hotel and restaurant management, and an MBA —all from the University of Houston. Aylwin Lewis also received a master's degree from Houston Baptist University.
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- Born
- May 28, 1954
Houston - Also known as
- Aylwin Lewis
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Religion
- Baptists
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- MBA, University of Houston
( - 1990) - M.A., Houston Baptist University
Human Resources - Bachelor of Science, University of Houston
Hotel and Restaurant Management
( - 1976) - Bachelor of Arts, University of Houston
English Literature
( - 1976)
- MBA, University of Houston
- Employment
- President and CEO, Potbelly Sandwich Works
(2008/06 - ) - President and CEO, Sears Holdings
(2005/09 - 2008/01) - President and CEO, Kmart
(2004/10/18 - 2005/03) - President, Chief Multi-branding & Operating Officer, Yum! Brands
(2003 - 2004/10) - Chief Operating Officer, Yum! Brands
(2002 - 2003) - Chief Operating Officer, Yum! Brands
(2000 - 2002) - Executive Vice President, Operations and New Business Development, Yum! Brands
(2000 - ) - Chief Operating Officer, Pizza Hut
(1997 - 1999) - Senior Vice President of Operations, Pizza Hut
(1996 - 1997) - Senior Vice President, Marketing & Operations Development, KFC
(1995 - 1996)
- President and CEO, Potbelly Sandwich Works
- Lived in
- Houston
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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