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Richard Bennet has more than 30 years of leadership and management experience in the retail industry. In his current position as President and Chief Executive Officer of Direct Holdings Worldwide he is responsible for leading multiple holdings including Time-Life entertainment a leader in the sale of books music and video products through television direct mail retail Internet and print. He began his career as an assistant buyer with Famous Barr department stores in St. Louis in 1975. He progressed into several management roles including President and CEO of Famous Barr and Kaufmanns in Pittsburgh. In 2000 he was appointed Vice Chairman of May Department Stores a $14 billion retail enterprise. Bennet received his undergraduate degree in business from Central Missouri State University and an MBA from Washington University. | 