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For 13 years prior to his retirement, Mr. Higham was the Chief Marketing Officer of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. responsible for advertising, research, marketing and other functions for all divisions and in all ten countries in which Wal-Mart operated. During his tenure, Wal-Mart grew from $19 billion in sales to $219 billion in sales, making Wal-Mart the largest company in the world. Prior to joining Wal-Mart, he was Vice President of Advertising for Target Stores. Mr. Higham was inducted into the Retail Hall of Fame in 2000. He is the recipient of many honors and awards while at Wal-Mart, including the first Ad Age Marketer of the Year award, the Pro Bono Publico award, recognition from the Environment Programme of the United Nations, The President's Award from the International Mass Retailer Association, and the Science Award from The Gallop Organization. He currently serves on the advisory board to Vertis, a privately held company that provides targeted marketing services to more than 3,000 clients. Mr. Higham has served as advisor for a number of other organizations including the Marketing Advisory Board of the United States Postal Service, the Wal-Mart Foundation, the National Retail Federation, the Grocery Marketing Association, Newspaper Association of America and has consulted to a variety of companies including Kraft, Ruby Tuesday, Publicis, and Wal-Mart. | 