Tom Schoewe

Current public company boards: Northrop Grumman

Prior public company boards: Centex, General Motors, KKR, and Pultegroup

Executive experience: Tom served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. from 2000 to 2011. Prior to his employment at Wal-Mart, he served as senior vice president and chief financial officer for Black and Decker Corp., a position he held from 1993 to 1999. Prior to that, he served for four years as Black and Decker’s vice president of finance. He previously held the position of vice president of business planning and analysis. He joined Black and Decker in 1986 after serving at Chicago-based Beatrice Companies, where he was chief financial officer and controller of Beatrice Consumer Durables, Inc.

Tom previously served on the boards of General Motors and KKR. Additionally, from 2001 to May 2012, he served on the board of directors of PulteGroup Inc., which merged with Centex Corporation in 2009 and he previously served on the Centex Board. He is also on the board of directors for the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).

Additional information: Tom graduated from Loyola University of Chicago with a bachelor of business administration degree in finance.